- Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 34461 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 195.08 POSIDONIACEAE Posidonia oceanica | Entry Book Number | 11.1951 | |
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| Iso Country | Egypt | TDWG Region | Egypt | ||
| Parts Held | Geography Description | Egypt, Alexandria, Sea Shore | |||
| Uses | Use: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Oliver Prof FW | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: These fibrous balls are often to be seen on the sea shore of North Africa and the Mediterranean countries, having been washed up by the waves. The plant from which they are derived (Posidonia oceanica) grows entirely submerged. The movement, of the sea or the waves on the dead or decaying leaves and other parts of the plant produces the balls. They are usually washed up on the shore, often in large masses, after storms or gales. Similar balls are produced on the coasts of South and Western A, ustralia, (from P.australis Hk.f. often in very great quantities. The fibre has been investigated for paper making, as an insulating material and for upholstery. For the latter purpose its brittleness is a drawback. | ||||