Padina australis
Hauck
Agar-agar, Funnel weed
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Description
A seaweed. It has a fan shape. The outer edges roll inwards. In plants under water the fan often forms a funnel shape. There are lines in a series of rings on the fronds. These are due to rings of hairs. The reproductive bodies are small black spots.
Edible Uses
The seaweed can be added to soups, stews, fritters, salads, and stir fries.
Traditional Uses
It can be added to soups, stews, fritters, salads and stir fries.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows near the edge of the tidal zone on sheltered shores.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Pacific, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Tahiti,
Also Known As
Daun-besar
References (6)
- Cribb, A.B. & J.W., 1976, Wild Food in Australia, Fontana. p 196
- Cribb, A.B., 1996, Seaweeds of Queensland A Naturalist's Guide. The Queensland Naturalists' Club Handbook No. 2. p 51
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 236
- Novaczek, I., 2001, A Guide to the Common Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Islands. SPC. p 27
- Womersley, H.B. S. & Bailey, A., 1970, Marine algae of the Solomon Islands. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences 259:257-352
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- Zaneveld, J.S., 1951, The economic marine algae of Malaysia and their applications. 2 The Phaeophyta. Proceedings of the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council. 129-33
