Fruit
Papaturro
Coccoloba caracasana Meisn.
Southern Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela
Fun factCosta Rica's Museo Nacional lists papaturro blanco (Coccoloba caracasana) among the trees whose wood some stingless bee species favor for building their nests.
Papaturro is a native tree of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) that grows from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. The botanist Louis O. Williams called it a rather attractive tree of the Pacific slope of Central America. It carries long, slender spikes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers, followed by white, juicy fruits with a tart flavor that are often eaten. In Costa Rica the name papaturro is also used for its coastal relative, the sea grape.
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3on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyPolygonaceae
Spanish namePapaturro
Also known asPapaturro blanco, Papalón, Paparrón, Palo bolero
Native toNative from southern Mexico (Chiapas) through Central America, including Costa Rica, to Colombia and Venezuela.
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | A | — | Planted | — | Already growing on the land when it was bought. Not yet tagged. Reported by Dandapani 2026-11-01. |
| — | — | B | — | Planted | — | Already growing on the land when it was bought. Not yet tagged. Reported by Dandapani 2026-11-01. |
| — | — | C | — | Planted | — | Already growing on the land when it was bought. Not yet tagged. Reported by Dandapani 2026-11-01. |
3 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.