Codium bulbopilum
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds
The fronds are boiled in coconut milk or eaten as a salad.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Norfolk Island, Pacific,
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A dark green, rubbery seaweed found in tropical regions. The fronds are eaten boiled in coconut milk or served as a salad.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Codium bulbopilum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family. The species is found along the coast of Western Australia, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. It is found around Pacific Islands including American Samoa and Fiji.
Names & Synonyms
Sagati, Totoyava
References (2)
- Kafonika, E. and Inia, M., 1998, A New Rotuman Dictionary: An English-Rotuman Wordlist. editorips@usp.ac.fj
- South, G. R., 1993, Edible Seaweeds of Fiji: An Ethnobotanical Study. Botabica Marina. Vol. 36 pp 335-349
