Basella
| Basella | |
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| Basella alba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Basellaceae |
| Genus: | Basella L. |
| Type species | |
| Basella alba | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gandola Rumph. ex Raf. | |
The genus Basella is the type genus of the plant family Basellaceae. Basella contains five known species.[2] Three species are endemic to Madagascar, and one is endemic to southeastern Africa. The fifth is widespread across Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea.[1]
Species[]
- Basella alba L. - Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea; naturalized in Africa, southern China, Central America, and various oceanic islands
- Scott-Elliot - Madagascar
- H.Perrier - Madagascar
- Boivin ex. H.Perrier - Madagascar
- Volkens - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Transvaal, Kwazulu-Natal
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Basella. The Plant List.
External links[]
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