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Coccoloba x hybrida Castañeda-Noa
Seaplum

Family: Polygonaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Omitted in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), but vouchered by George Gann in 1998 (216 FTG) at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in Palm Beach County. Recorded by Keith Bradley in 2003 at the National Key Deer Refuge in Monroe County and posted via iNaturalist. Also vouchered from cultivated plants originally collected on Sugarloaf Key (Link to Voucher). Now widely cultivated in South Florida but not known to be naturalized outside of its coastal habitat.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: This is a natural hybrid between Coccoloba diversifolia and Coccoloba uvifera. For images, visit Palm Talk.

Other data on Coccoloba x hybrida available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Coccoloba x hybrida has been found in the following 5 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native, Cultivated Only
Delray Beach Municipal Beach Present Native, Cultivated Only
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present Native, Cultivated Only

Coccoloba x hybrida has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Palm Beach County Native