Hydrocharitaceae FAMILY

Enhalus acoroides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Enhalus acoroides is a perennial plant with underground stems (rhizomes), and long strap-like leaves that are 1 - 2cm wide and 30 - 150cm long. This is one of the few species of flowering plants that grow in the ocean, being found mainly in muddy soil along the intertidal zone. The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible seed and as a fibre plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCoasts of E Africa through Arabia, India, China, southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific.

HabitatSubmerged in shallow sea water along the coast[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Usually found growing in muddy soils[ 358 Title Online Guide to Chek Jawa Publication Author Website http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief fact sheets on some of the plants growing in the Mangrove swamps and along the adjoining shore line. ].