Eucheuma speciosum
(Sonder) J. Agardh
Jelly plant
Areschougiaceae Edible: Seaweed, Algae
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Description
A seaweed that grows in warm temperate water, belonging to the family Areschougiaceae (also classified in Solieriaceae).
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Edible Uses
The seaweed and algae are used to make jelly.
Traditional Uses
It is used in jelly.
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Distribution
It grows in warm temperate water.
Where It Grows
Australia*, Tasmania*,
Notes
Also put in the family Solieriaceae.
Synonyms
Gigartina speciosa Sonder
References (4)
- Cribb, A.B. & J.W., 1976, Wild Food in Australia, Fontana. p 189
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 295
- Irving, F.R., 1957, Wild and Emergency foods of Australian and Tasmanian aborigines. Oceania 28:113-42.
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 237
