Rhodymenia australis sonder

Order Family    Genus Rhodyminiales Rhodymeniaceae Rhodymenia

Rhodymenia australis Sonder

Characteristics

Plants attached firmly to rocks by discoid hodfast; stem cartilaginous, firm, horny, 0.5 mm thick, giving out branches with dichotomous fronds. Frond flat, memranous many times dischotomously forked, fastigiate; segments linear, up to 3 cm long, 2 mm broad; margins entire, without proliferations. The colour of the plant is deep red.

Distribution : Gujarat, Maharashtra

Ecological status : Intertidal zone.

IUCN status :NE

Uses : Edible

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