Grateloupia livida
(Harvey) Yamada
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
The fronds and algae are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, China,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A temperate seaweed in the family Halymeniaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Bai-ts'ai
Grateloupia ligulata (Suringar) F. Schmitz
References (3)
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 237 (As Grateloupia ligulata)
- Tseng, C.K., 1935, Economic seaweeds of Kwangtung Province, S.China. Lingnan Science Journal 14:93-104 (As Grateloupia ligulata)
- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
