Coccoloba pyrifolia
| Coccoloba pyrifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Coccoloba |
| Species: | C. pyrifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccoloba pyrifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coccoloba kunthiana Meissn. | |
Coccoloba pyrifolia, the pearleaf seagrape (Spanish: uvera),[1] is a species of flowering plant endemic to Puerto Rico.[2][3][4] It is a member of the buckwheat family.[2][3][5] It was described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1815.[6]
References
- ↑ Grandtner, M. M. (2005-04-08). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-046018-5.
- 1 2 "Coccoloba pyrifolia Desf". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- 1 2 Little, Elbert Luther; Woodbury, Roy O. (1980). Rare and Endemic Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
- ↑ Howard, Richard A. (1959). "Studies in the Genus Coccoloba, Vii. a Synopsis and Key to the Species in Mexico and Central America". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 40 (3): 205–220. ISSN 0004-2625.
- ↑ "Coccoloba pyrifolia". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Desfontaines, René Louiche (1815). Tableau de l'École de Botanique du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. p. 46.