Platter-leaf, Mountain grape
Coccoloba pubescens

Family: Polygonaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 13 m high. The leaves are round. They are softly hairy underneath. They clasp the stem at the base. Sapling leaves can be 50 cm by 80 cm. Mature leaves are 7.5 cm by 10 cm. The flowers are in a spike at the end. These can be 18 cm long and have greenish-white flowers. The fruit is round. It is 6 mm across and green with red tinges.

There are between 120-200 Coccoloba species in tropical America.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. Cairns Botanical Gardens.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Oreja de elefante

Synonyms

Coccoloba grandiflora;