Asparagopsis taxiformis

Asparagopsis taxiformis, Limu kohu formerly A. sanfordiana^[1]) is a kind of red algae, one of several limu used in the Cuisine of Hawaii as a condiment.^[2] Limu kohu in the Hawaiian language means "pleasing seaweed".^[3] It is one of the most popular edible algae used in Hawaii.^[4]

Limu kohu is a traditional ingredient in poke.

The essential oil of limu kohu is 80% bromoform by weight, and includes many other bromine- and iodine-containing organic compounds.^[2]

References

1. ^ Ní Chualáin, F., Maggs, C.A., Saunders, G.W. & Guiry, M.D. (2004). "The invasive genus Asparagopsis (Bonnemaisoniaceae, Rhodophyta): molecular systematics, morphology, and ecophysiology of Falkenbergia isolates". Journal of Phycology 40 (6): 1112–1126. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.03135.x. 
2. ^ ^{a b} B. Jay Burreson et al. (1976). "Volatile halogen compounds in the alga Asparagopsis taxiformis (Rhodophyta)". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 24 (4): 856–861. doi:10.1021/jf60206a040. 
3. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of kohu ". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.5/cgi-bin/hdict?j=pk&l=en&q=kohu&d=. Retrieved October 8, 2010. 
4. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of limu kohu ". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.5/cgi-bin/hdict?j=pk&l=en&q=limu+kohu&d=. Retrieved October 8, 2010. 

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "'Asparagopsis taxiformis'". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=636&-. 

See also

• Limu_(algae)

External links

• Edible Limu of Hawaii