Basella

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Basella
from Blanco (c. 1880)
from Blanco (c. 1880)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Basellaceae
Raf. (1837)
Genus: Basella
L.
Species

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The genus Basella, in the plant family Basellaceae, comprises five species. Three species are endemic to Madagascar, and one to eastern Africa.

[edit] Species

  • Basella alba
  • Basella excavata Scott-Elliot
  • Basella leandriana H.Perrier
  • Basella madagascariensis Boivin ex. H.Perrier de la Bathie
  • Basella paniculata Volkens

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