Red Wood vs Seagrape

Coccoloba swartzii compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

• Red Wood is Vulnerable while Seagrape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Wood	Seagrape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Coccoloba	Coccoloba
Species	Coccoloba swartzii	Coccoloba uvifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Wood and Seagrape share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coccoloba.

Conservation Status

Red Wood

VU — Vulnerable

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Wood	Seagrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Wood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba