Rhodymenia
palmata Grev.
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Rhodyminiales
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Rhodymeniaceae
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Rhodymenia
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Rhodymenia
palmata Grev.
Plants
attached to substratum by small disc; fronds either solitary or tufted,
20 cm or more in height; stipe thin, short, cylindrical, gradually
expanding to flat, wedge shaped leaf; lamina without midrib, broadly
wedge shaped, fastigiate, divided into several segments which divide
again a few times to a palmate or subdichotomous branching; segments
elliptical, sometimes linear, sometimes cuneiform, very variable in
size and shape, upto 1.5 - 2 cm broad at the broadest part, and 20
cm long; margin undulated, entire or proliferous with several smaller
or longer elliptical leaves; lateral leaves simple or divided and
supported on delicate short petioles; apex of segments acute to rounded;
fructifications scattered all over the thallus, dense in irregular
spots, deep red to blackish red; colour of the plant is red, tinged
with purple or pinkish.
Distribution
: Gujarat, Maharashtra
Ecological
status : Intertidal zone.
IUCN
status :NE
Uses
: Edible
Culture/Cultivation
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