Chondria armata
(Kutzing) Okamura
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Description
A seaweed in the Rhodomelaceae family found in tropical waters.
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Edible Uses
The seaweed and its fronds are eaten.
Distribution
It grows in tropical places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, China, East Africa, Fiji, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Lophura armata Kutzing
Also Known As
Rau ngoai
References (4)
- Millar, A. J., et al, 1999, Annotated and Illustrated Survey of the Marine Macroalgae from Motupore Island and Vicinity (Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea). 111. Rhodophyta. Australian Systematic Botany 12, 549-591
- Wang, Wei-Lung and Chiang, Young-Meng, 1994, Potential Economic Seaweeds of Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan, Economic Botany, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 182-189
- 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
- www.algaebase.org
