Codium formosanum
Yamada
Codiaceae Edible: Fronds, Seaweed
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A tropical seaweed in the Codiaceae family with edible fronds.
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Edible Uses
The fronds are eaten as seaweed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, SE Asia, Seychelles, Taiwan, Vietnam,
Notes
Possibly now Codiaceae family.
References (2)
- Wang, Wei-Lung and Chiang, Young-Meng, 1994, Potential Economic Seaweeds of Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan, Economic Botany, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 182-189
- www.algaebase.org
