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Grateloupia filicina
(Halymeniaceae)

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Taxonomy & nomenclature Cultural uses Images Distribution Books

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Grateloupia filicina
Nomenclatural information about Grateloupia filicina is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Grateloupia filicina
Nomenclatural information about Grateloupia filicina 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

Grateloupia filicina information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Grateloupia filicina in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Grateloupia filicina information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Grateloupia filicina 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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