artagala in the market

artagala :

The leaves of a plant growing in the open are generally very prickly Photograph by: Vengolis

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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