species: Coccoloba uvifera
common name: seagrape
family: Polygonaceae
when & where encountered: Mexican Caribbean - 2005
To the best of my knowledge I first encountered seagrape in Mexico and Jamaica, but this stand by the harbor in Port Aransas, TX in 2011 was perhaps the most photogenic. To me they are one of the signature plants of the American tropics, specifically the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean.
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