With regards to Asia, Horsmann (1983) described the cultivation and marketing of C. racemosa var.
occidentalis in the Philippines. Plants are cultivated in artificial ponds in the intertidal mangrove zone,
where they show good tolerance of a range of variable conditions: in extreme conditions, however, the
plants are unlikely to survive. The Philippines C. racemosa can be kept fresh for up to 7 days if the
shoots are kept wet, and chilled