Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Caulerpa sedoides

Rimurimu. General name for seaweeds.

grapelets, fairy grapes Crowe 1981

The green weed which is rather like bunches of small green beads is much relished by some (Mason 1950).

Faulkner 1958 records a seaweed "a soft, globular variety chewed as a panacea for sore throats and chests." It may be this seaweed since it is tender and has a peppery flavour (Crowe 1981).

[Could possibly refer to Hormosira banksii, Neptune's Necklace, since it is more common and is also tender and edible. Ed.]