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

In late summer, it bears green fruit, about 2 cm (0.79 in) diameter, in large, grape-like clusters.

[citation needed] Sea grape is a dioecious species, that is, male and female flowers are borne on separate plants, and cross-pollination is necessary for fruit to develop.

In French Guiana, a juice made from the whole plant called Jamaica kino, is used to treat diarrhea and dysentery.

[citation needed] The first edition of Linnaeus's Species Plantarum (1753), based on Plukenet, assigned the plant to Polygonum uvifera and noted flores non vidi, "I have not seen the flowers."

Relying on Browne, Linnaeus' second edition (1762),[10] changed the classification to Coccolobus uvifera, citing all the other names.