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| Family : BASELLACEAE |
| Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 272 (1753) |
| Information on the genus : Basella |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Basella rubra L. |
| =Basella cordifolia Lam. (1785) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Succulent twining annual or short-lived perennial herb, 1-10 erect, ramose, 8-9 mm at the base, the branches spreadingerect. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Forest and forest-grassland transition; often in wet places; margins of cultivated land; villages; 0-2600 m alt. Cultivated for food (Ceylon spinach) and purple dye (fruits). |
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S. Tomé; tropical Asia; West Indies; probably native to Old World Tropics (Africa?). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- (1968). Flora of Tropical East Africa Basellaceae: 2
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 174 (2006).
Bibliography other :
- Fischer, E., K. Rembold & al. (2010). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya J. E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. : 137
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°23819 modified 2007-04-11 |
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