Karengo

Karengo

"Porphyra columbina", or "Karengo" in the Māori language, is a type of edible seaweed traditionally harvested by South Island Māori. It is closely related to Japanese Nori.

The type locality is the Auckland Islands, and the species authority is Montagne 1842. It is found around South America from Argentina, Chile and Peru, and around Australia and New Zealand including Macquarie Island.

References

* [http://www.sanz.org.nz/Indigenous.htm Seaweed Association of New Zealand]
* [http://www.sbs.auckland.ac.nz/info/schools/nzplants/food_algae_porphyra.htm Auckland University School of Biological Sciences page on Karengo]
*cite web |url=http://www.algaebase.org/speciesdetail.lasso?species_id=11731 |work=AlgaeBase |author=M. D. Guiry |title="Porphyra columbina" Montagne |date=2004-09-23


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