Information

Scientific Name Enhalus acoroides  
Classification #Kingdom: Plantae
 #Phylum: Magnoliophyta
       #Class: Monocotyledoneae
             #Order: Helobiae
                   #Family: Hydrocharitaceae
                         #Genus: Enhalus
                               #Species: Enhalus acoroides
Common Name(Thai) หญ้าคาทะเล/ หญ้าชะเงาใบยาว/ หญ้าหางหมู
Common Name(English) Tropical eelgrass/ Tape grass
Locality Ko Tha Rai/ Ko Tan / Ko Rab
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Collector Ekkalak Rattanachot
Identify by Ekkalak Rattanachot
Status common
Major Characters the largest seagrass,leaf blades ribbon like, leaf tips rounded, leaf margins thick and inrolled, the rhizome is surrounded by the persistent fibrous stand of decayed leaves.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149020-A001
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND