Native to 36 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into Cook Is., Gilbert Is., Guinea-Bissau, Line Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, New Caledonia, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Réunion, Society Is., Solomon Is., Thailand, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vietnam, Wake I. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida (Marie Selby Botanical Gardens)
Location Remarks
811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Coccoloba
Specific Epithet
uvifera
Authorship
(L.) L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#316,804 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
6%