Lessoniaceae are a family of
kelp
Kelps are large brown algae or seaweeds that make up the order (biology), order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genus, genera. Despite its appearance and use of photosynthesis in chloroplasts, kelp is technically not a plant but a str ...
. Species of this family have a transition zone with the
intercalary meristem subdivided so that there are a number of secondary stipes in addition to the primary
stipe.
Genera and species
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Ecklonia
''Ecklonia'' is a genus of kelp (brown algae) belonging to the family Lessoniaceae.
The genus name of ''Ecklonia'' is in honour of Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795–1868), who was a Danish botanical collector and apothecary.
The genus was cir ...
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Ecklonia arborea''
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Ecklonia cava
''Ecklonia cava'', also called paddle weed, , ''noro-kajime'', or ''gamtae'' (), is an edible marine brown alga species found in the ocean off Japan and Korea.
It is used as an herbal remedy in the form of an extract called ''Seanol'', a polyph ...
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Ecklonia kurome
''Ecklonia kurome'' ( (kurome), zh, 鹅掌菜) is a brown alga species in the genus '' Ecklonia'' found in the Sea of Japan.
The phlorotannins eckol, phlorofucofuroeckol A and 8,8'-bieckol can be found in ''Ecklonia kurome''.
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Ecklonia maxima
''Ecklonia maxima'', or sea bamboo, is a species of kelp native to the southern oceans. It is typically found along the southern Atlantic coast of Africa, from the very south of South Africa to northern Namibia. In these areas the species dominat ...
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Ecklonia radiata''
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Ecklonia stolonifera''
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Eckloniopsis''
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Eckloniopsis radicosa''
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Egregia''
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Egregia menziesii
''Egregia menziesii'' is a species of kelp known commonly as feather boa kelp. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Egregia''. It is native to the coastline of western North America from Alaska to Baja California, where it is a com ...
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Eisenia''
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Eisenia arborea
''Eisenia arborea'', or the southern sea palm (not to be confused with the sea palm), is a dominant species of kelp that is found on the western Pacific coast of North America, from Vancouver Island, Canada south to Mexico's Isla Magdalena and ...
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Eisenia bicyclis
, sea oak is a species of kelp, of the brown algae, best known for its use in Japanese cuisine.
Description
''Eisenia bicyclis'' is indigenous to temperate Pacific Ocean waters centered near Japan, although it is deliberately cultured elsewher ...
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Lessonia''
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Lessonia adamsiae
Lessonia may refer to:
* ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae
* ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae
* ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans
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Lessonia brevifolia
Lessonia may refer to:
* Lessonia (alga), ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae
* Lessonia (bird), ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae
* ''Lessonia'', a synonym for ''Aglaura (genus), Aglaura,'' a genus of hydroz ...
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Lessonia corrugata''
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Lessonia flavicans''
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Lessonia nigrescens''
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Lessonia spicata
Lessonia may refer to:
* ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae
* ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae
* ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans
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Lessonia tholiformis
Lessonia may refer to:
* ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae
* ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae
* ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans
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Lessonia trabeculata''
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Lessonia vadosa
Lessonia may refer to:
* ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae
* ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae
* ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans
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Lessonia variegata
Lessonia may refer to:
* ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae
* ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae
* ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans
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References
Brown algae families
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