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Dolichandrone spathacea, also known as tui [2] or mangrove trumpet tree [3] (Thai: แคทะเล or แคป่า, khae thale or khae pa; Tagalog: tui, tue or tuy), is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is found from South India, Sri Lanka to New Caledonia. [2]
Any ecosystem impacts of using seaweed for plant and crop fertilizer are primarily due to how the seaweed is harvested. [36] Large-scale, unsustainable seaweed farming can lead to the displacement and alteration of native habitats due to the presence of farming infrastructure in the water, and day-to-day anthropogenic operations in the area. [36]
Potential pilot projects could explore converting sargassum into building material, types of “green” fuel and even an additive that could help reduce beach erosion.
Limu, otherwise known as rimu, remu or ʻimu (from Proto-Austronesian *limut) [1] is a general Polynesian term for edible plants living underwater, such as seaweed, or plants living near water, like algae. [2] [3] In Hawaii, there are approximately one hundred names for kinds of limu, sixty of which can be matched with scientific names. [4]
Gracilaria parvispora in a refugium, displaying dark coloration under high intensity lighting.. Gracilaria parvispora is composed of pointed, cylindrical branches, 1–4 mm (0.0–0.2 in) in diameter, extending from a central axis, 0.8–3.5 mm (0.0–0.1 in) in diameter, with a single holdfast.
Caulerpa lentillifera or sea grape is a species of ulvophyte green algae from coastal regions in the Asia-Pacific.This seaweed is one of the favored species of edible Caulerpa due to its soft and succulent texture.
Codium cylindricum Holmes, type definition herbarium specimen pressed. Codium is a genus of edible green macroalgae (or seaweed) under the order Bryopsidales.The genus name is derived from a Greek word that pertains to the soft texture of its thallus.
Fucoidan is a long chain sulfated polysaccharide found in various species of brown algae.Commercially available fucoidan is commonly extracted from the seaweed species Fucus vesiculosus (), Cladosiphon okamuranus, Laminaria japonica (kombu, sugar kelp) and Undaria pinnatifida ().