Global InformationPyropia columbina information
| Pyropia columbina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Bangiophyceae |
| Order: | Bangiales |
| Family: | Bangiaceae |
| Genus: | Pyropia |
| Species: | P. columbina
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyropia columbina (Montagne) W.A.Nelson
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| Synonyms | |
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Porphyra columbina Montagne | |
Pyropia columbina, Southern laver, karengo in the Māori language and luche in the Spanish language, is a species of edible seaweed traditionally harvested by South Island Māori in New Zealand and Chilote people in Chile. It is closely related to Japanese Nori and Welsh laverbread.[1]
During World War 2 the Māori Battalion were supplied especially with karengo harvested in New Zealand which they chewed raw while on the march.[2] It is widely available only in health stores, and is sprinkled raw on top of food.
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.[3] In the Chilean cuisine it is known as luche.
- ^ Sutherland, J.E., Lindstrom, S.C., Nelson, W.A., Brodie, J., Lynch, M.D., Hwang, M.S., Choi, H.-G., Miyata, M., Kikuchi, N., Oliveira, M.C., Farr, T., Neefus, C., Mols-Mortensen, A. Milstein, D. & Müller, K.M. (2011). A new look at an ancient order: generic revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 47(5): 1131-1151.
- ^ Wassilieff, Maggy (2 March 2009). "Seaweed - Traditional use of seaweeds". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Contreras-Porcia, L., Callejas, S., Thomas, D., Sordet, C., Pohnert, G., Contreras, A., Lafuente, A., Flores-Molina, M.R. & Correa, J.A.. (2012). Seaweeds early development: detrimental effects of desiccation and attenuation by algal extracts. Planta 235: 337-348.