Enteromorpha flexuosa
(Wulf.) J. Ag.
Green algae, Limu eleele
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
It is used in salads.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on dead coral and rock above low tide level.
Asia, China, Hawaii, Hispaniola, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon Islands, USA, West Indies,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, China, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Micronesia, Grenada, Georgia, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A seaweed in the Ulvaceae family found in tropical regions, growing on dead coral and rock above low tide level.
References (5)
- Chapman, V.J. and Chapman, D.J., 1980, Seaweeds and their uses. London.
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 234
- Novaczek, I., 2001, A Guide to the Common Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Islands. SPC. p 12
- Womersley, H.B. S. & Bailey, A., 1970, Marine algae of the Solomon Islands. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences 259:257-352
- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
