Trees & Plants

Tree grape

Meybiskadhuru gas

Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.

Planted in office premises and in homesteads The ripened fruits are edible and can also be made into jelly or wine. The wood is used for turnery, inlay work, cabinetry and making charcoal. The plant possesses astringent, antidiarrheal and anti-dysentery properties. Bark and roots

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uses: The ripened fruits are edible and can also be made into jelly or wine. The wood is used for turnery, inlay work, cabinetry and making charcoal. The plant possesses astringent, antidiarrheal and anti-dysentery properties. Bark and roots are rich in tannins. Plant decoction is used to treat hemorrhages and venereal disease and applied externally for skin diseases. 8. in ce
family: Polygonaceae
synonym: Coccolobis uvifera (L.) Crantz, is Polygonum uviferum L.
description: Small trees, dioecious, bark smooth, greyish-yellow. Leaves simple, alternate, orbicular, to 25 cm across, thickly coriaceous, primary vein red, petiole small, base semi-circular. Inflorescence spike, terminal, cylindrical in shape. Flowers white, fragrant, small. Petals 5. Stamens 8. Fruit globose, purplish, to 2 cm in diam, in clusters, fleshy with a hard stone.
native range: Florida, central and south America to Caribbean islands
distribution: Widely planted in tropics
english names: Tree grape · Sea grape · Bay grape
flowering fruiting: September - August
occurrence maldives: Planted in office premises and in homesteads