Asterfilopsis furcellata
(C. Agardh) M. S. Calderon & S. M. Boo
PhyllophoraceaeSeaweed
food
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium; Max & Fran Hommersand Algae Herbarium: Algae (NCU-Algae)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium; Max & Fran Hommersand Algae Herbarium: Algae (NCU-Algae)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed
The algae is eaten as seaweed.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Argentina, Chile, Peru, Reunion, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical seaweed in the Phyllophoraceae family.
Medicinal Uses
Traditionally used as a source of carrageenan.
Names & Synonyms
Ahnfeltiopsis furcellatus (C. Agardh.)Gymnogongrus furcellatus (C. Agardh) J. AgardhSphaerococcus furcellatus C. Agardh
References (2)
- http://www.seavegetables.com (As Gymnogongrus furcellatus)
- Zemke-White, W. L. & Ohno, M., 1999, World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. Journal of Applied Phycology 11: 369-376 (As Gymnogongrus furcellatus)
