Sargassum
ilicifolium (Turner)
C. Agardh
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Fucales
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Sargassaceae
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Sargassum
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Sargassum
ilicifolium (Turner) C.Agardh
Characteristics
Plants30-40
cm high with elliptical leaves in the upper part of the plant, 1-3
cm long and 8-15 mm broad; the margin is toothed, with minute and
larger teeth mixed; midrib is visible for 2/3 of the length of the
leaf, vanishing near the tip; mature receptacles are either flat and
branched, 2-4 mm long or to 1cm long by a breadth of 1mm borne on
a branched pedicel, they are provided with spiny outgrowths; vesicles
are nearly globular, 3-5mm in diameter with a stalk of the same length.
Distribution
: Gujarat, Malvan, (Maharashtra), Goa, Karwar, Honawar, Bhatkal (Karnataka),
Lakshadweep,
Ecological
status : Mangrove swamp,Intertidal in open coast.
IUCN
status : LRnt
Uses
: Used as a source of alginate, fatilizer, medicin and animal feed
Cultivation
: Level 4
Existing
Cultivation : None
