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Acanthus ebracteatus
Also called Sea Holly
In Singapore: Variegated Sea Holly, Sea Holly, Jeruju, Jerujah, Jejuru Hitam, Holly-leaved Mangrove, 小花老鼠勒 (Grown in Singapore)
Acanthus ebracteatus, sea holly, is a shrubby herb of mangrove undergrowth in south-east Asia and northern Australia, growing up to 1.5 m with holly-like spiny leaves. It needs warm, humid, wet tropical conditions and is mainly grown outdoors in the tropics.
Acanthus ebracteatus is a species of shrubby herb that grows in the undergrowth of mangroves of south-east Asia. Common names include sea holly and holly mangrove.
Widely distributed in Southeast Asia, including China, India and Australia.
The leaves of Acanthus ebracteatus, noted for their antioxidant properties, are used for making herbal tea in Thailand and Indonesia.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthus ebracteatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
