Codium edule
P. C. Silva
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed
The seaweed is chopped or pounded, mixed with salt, and eaten with fish or in stews.
Where to Find It
It grows in tropical places. It grows in the tidal zone 2-3 m deep.
Asia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Maldives, Micronesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan,
How to Identify
A seaweed forming large dark green mats with a felt-like surface. Found in tropical tidal zones at depths of 2-3 m.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Codium edule is a green alga common on shallow reef flats from the intertidal to the subtidal in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. The species is common in Hawaiʻi where it is usually called wāwaeʻiole (meaning "ratʻs foot") and considered an edible alga or limu. Prominent ethnobotanist Isabella Abbott described its usage in her writing.
Names & Synonyms
Limu wawae'iole
References (6)
- Coppejans, E., Leliaert, F., Dargent, O. & De Clerck, O., 2001, Marine green algae (Chlorophyta) from the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 22(4): 375-443.
- http://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/publications/ediblelimu/
- http://www.seavegetables.com
- Novaczek, I., 2001, A Guide to the Common Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Islands. SPC. p 8
- www.algaebase.org
- Zemke-White, W. L. & Ohno, M., 1999, World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. Journal of Applied Phycology 11: 369-376
