artagala :
Controversy:
The genus Acanthus L. has almost 300 species in tropical Asia and Africa with a centre of diversity in the Mediterranean but only three species is considered as mangroves, viz., Acanthus ilicifolius L., A. ebracteatus Vahl. and A. volubilis Wall (Singh and Odaki, 2004; Duke, 2012).
Commercial value:
The entire plant can also be used as a drying agent and so placed in rice sacks. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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