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Basella
Sign in to saveThe genus Basella is the type genus of the plant family Basellaceae. Basella contains five known species. 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.
Species
Malabar spinach
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyBasellaceae
Native toBangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku
Observations4,163
Observations recorded5,466
General: At present, Basella comprises five species native
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 130
- With media
- 118
- Family
- Basellaceae
- Collections
- ASU, NY, MEL, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), KNK, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, Malawi, Sudan, Brasil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Thailand, Mozambique
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Basellaceae
- Image
- Basella alba-2.JPG
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