Gracilaria textorii
(Suringar) De Toni
Kabonori
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Description
A seaweed. It has a disk shaped holdfast. It has soft and flattened branches. These divide frequently in the one plane. The tips are rounded or taper. Large plants can be 30 cm long.
Edible Uses
The fronds and algae are eaten.
Distribution
It grows in shaded pools and below the tidal zone. It grows on sheltered shores.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, China, Fiji, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Middle East, North America, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Peru, Philippines, Russia, SE Asia, South America, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Synonyms
Sphaerococcus textorii Suringar
References (3)
- Cribb, A.B., 1996, Seaweeds of Queensland A Naturalist's Guide. The Queensland Naturalists' Club Handbook No. 2. p 87
- Millar, A. J., et al, 1999, Annotated and Illustrated Survey of the Marine Macroalgae from Motupore Island and Vicinity (Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea). 111. Rhodophyta. Australian Systematic Botany 12, 549-591
- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
