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The genus Basella, in the plant family Basellaceae

Basellaceae

Basellaceae is a family of flowering plants, in the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots, according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...

, comprises five species. Three species are endemic to Madagascar, and one to eastern Africa.

Species

Basella alba
Basella alba
Basella alba, or Malabar spinach is a perennial vine found in the tropics where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable.-Names:...
Basella excavata Scott-Elliot
Basella leandriana H.Perrier
Basella madagascariensis Boivin ex. H.Perrier de la Bathie
Basella paniculata Volkens

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