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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
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:164 (2012)
- DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 283
- CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 348
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- KLOPPER R.R., CHATELAIN C,. & AL. (2006). Checklist Flowering Plants of Sub-Saharan Africa. Sabonet report 42 : 174
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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| 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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