Basella
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| Basella | |
|---|---|
| File:Basella rubra Blanco1.74.png | |
| Basella alba | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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]
The genus name is derived from the south Indian name Basale which Hendrik Rheede recorded in Malabar as Basella in his Hortus Malabaricus. The name was utilitized by Linnaeus.[3][4]
Species
[edit | edit source]- Basella alba L. - Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea; naturalized in Africa, southern China, Central America, and various oceanic islands
- Basella excavata Scott-Elliot - Madagascar
- Basella leandriana H.Perrier - Madagascar
- Basella madagascariensis Boivin ex. H.Perrier - Madagascar
- Basella paniculata Volkens - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Transvaal, Kwazulu-Natal
References
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External links
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