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Gracilaria coronopifolia
(Gracilariaceae)

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Species description or overview

Marine algae Gracilaria coronopifolia overview View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Taxonomy, images, description, ecology, impacts and distribution of limu manauea are provided by University of Hawaii Botany Department.

Gracilaria coronopifolia overview
Taxonomy, images, description, ecology, impacts, and references for Gracilaria coronopifolia are provided by University of Hawaii Botany Department.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Gracilaria coronopifolia
Nomenclatural information about Gracilaria coronopifolia is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Gracilaria coronopifolia
Nomenclatural information about Gracilaria coronopifolia is provided by ITIS.

Cultural uses

Edible limu: gifts from the sea
Among Polynesians, Hawaiians are unique in their regular use of limu (seaweed). Information about several edible species of limu is presented by the University of Hawaii Botany Department (based on the book "Limu: An Ethnobotanical Study of Some Hawiian Seaweeds" [I.A. Abbott, 1984]).

Edible limu of Hawaii: gifts from the sea
Images, description, and the preparation of various edible seaweeds of Hawaii are included on this poster from the University of Hawaii Botany Department.

Images

Gracilaria coronopifolia information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Gracilaria coronopifolia in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Marine algae of Hawaii: red algae
Alien algae and corresponding competing native species are shown on this site from the University of Hawaii Botany Department.

Distribution

Gracilaria coronopifolia information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Gracilaria coronopifolia in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Books

Hawaiian Reef Plants
Huisman, John M., Isabella A. Abbott, and Celia M. Smith. 2007. Hawaiian Reef Plants. A publication of the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program. Report no. UNIHI-SEAGRANT-BA-03-02. ISBN: 1-929054-04-1.

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