Coccoroba (English spelling) sea grape

Japanese: コッコロバ(英語表記)sea grape
Coccoroba (English spelling) sea grape
A shrub of the Polygonaceae family native to the West Indies and tropical America. As its Japanese name, Hamabebudo, suggests, it grows well near the coast and is sometimes planted as a windbreak. The branches grow in a slightly zigzag pattern and reach a height of about 6 m. The leaves are thick, leathery, glossy, cordate, 15-18 cm wide, and have red mid-veins. In summer, the upper leaf axils produce racemes 15-25 cm long that contain numerous fragrant yellow-white flowers. Eventually, the tepals become fleshy and bear fruits over 1 cm in diameter like grape clusters that droop.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
西インド諸島をはじめ熱帯アメリカ原産のタデ科の低木。和名のハマベブドウの名のとおり,海岸近くによく育ち,防風用に植えられることもある。枝はややジグザグ状に伸び,高さ6mくらいになる。葉は厚い革質で,光沢があり,円心形,幅15~18cm,主脈は赤色を帯びる。夏に上部葉腋(ようえき)に長さ15~25cmの総状花序をつけ,芳香のある黄白色の小花を多数つける。やがて花被片が多肉となり,直径1cm以上の果実をブドウの房のようにつけ,下垂する。

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