Brachytrichia quoyi
(C. Ag.) Bornet et Flahault
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Description
A tropical seaweed in the family Mastigocladaceae.
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Edible Uses
The seaweed is consumed as food.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canary Islands, China, Denmark, Europe, FSM, India, Japan, Pacific, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Zealand, North America, SE Asia, Singapore, South America, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, USA,
References (5)
- Chu, H.J., and Tseng, C.K., 1988, Research and utilization of cyanophytes in China: a report. Archives of Hydrobiology, Supplement 80:573-84
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 232
- Wang, Wei-Lung and Chiang, Young-Meng, 1994, Potential Economic Seaweeds of Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan, Economic Botany, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 182-189
- Watanabe, A., 1970, Studies on the application of Cyanophyta in Japan. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Hydrologie 32:566-9
- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53