Eucheuma gelatinae
(Esper) J. Ag.
Areschougiaceae Edible: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
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Description
A tropical seaweed in the Areschougiaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fronds are eaten as seaweed/algae.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, SE Asia,
References (5)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 970
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 237
- Tseng, C.K., 1983, Common seaweeds of China. Beijing.
- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
- Zemke-White, W. L. & Ohno, M., 1999, World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. Journal of Applied Phycology 11: 369-376
