Gracilaria maramae
G. R. South
Gracilariaceae Edible: Seaweed, Algae
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A tropical seaweed in the Gracilariaceae family that can be cultivated vegetatively from frond sections.
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Edible Uses
The seaweed or algae is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Fiji, Pacific,
Cultivation
It can be cultivated vegetatively from sections of the fronds.
References (1)
- South, G.R. (1995). Gracilaria maramae sp. nov. (Gracilariaceae, Gracilariales, Rhodophyta), an economically important species from the Fiji Islands, South Pacific. In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol.5, pp. 177-184.
