Dermonema virens
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Description
Dermonema virens is a tropical seaweed belonging to the Liagoraceae family, found in warm coastal waters.
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Edible Uses
The algae fronds and seaweed are eaten.
Distribution
It grows in tropical places.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Middle East, North America, Pacific, Philippines, Reunion, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, Yemen,
Synonyms
Cladosiphon frappieri Montagne & MillardetDermonema frappieri (Montagne et Millardet) Borgesen
References (6)
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 236 (As Dermonema frappieri)
- Lee, K.-Y., 1965, Some studies on the marine algae of Hong Kong. 2. Rhodophyta. New Asia College Academic Annual 7:63-110 (As Dermonema frappieri)
- 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 (As Dermonema frappieri)
- Wang, Wei-Lung and Chiang, Young-Meng, 1994, Potential Economic Seaweeds of Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan, Economic Botany, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 182-189 (As Dermonema frappieri)
- www.algaebase.org
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- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53 (As Dermonema frappieri)
