Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

sea grape

Coccoloba uvifera

Spanish: Uva de mar

Coccoloba uvifera is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae, that is native to coastal beaches throughout tropical America and the Caribbean, including southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and Bermuda. Common names include seagrape and baygrape.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae

Local records21 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records28,394 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-11-13 — observation by deneb16
2025-11-08 — observation by fieldjay
2025-04-19 — observation by jose_javier_bf
2025-04-19 — observation by jose_javier_bf
2024-01-26 — observation by grannyfrannie
2024-01-10 — observation by taniaortega

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/coccoloba-uvifera/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.