Basellaceae
| Basellaceae | |
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| Basella alba (rubra) from Blanco (c. 1880) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Basellaceae Raf.[1]
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| Genera | |
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Basellaceae is a
core eudicots, according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The family comprises 19 known species of herbaceous plants in four genera:[2]
All the species are climbing or trailing vines. Two species cultivated as food – ulluco) – have been bred to a more erect, compact form. Three species grow tubers – Anredera cordifolia and A. vesicaria produce them in the leaf axils or at the base of the stem and U. tuberosus at the end of stolons. Leaf blades vary in shape between species, within species, and even on an individual plant.[3]
The two cultivated species are of economic importance.
References
- hdl:10654/18083, archived from the originalon 2017-05-25, retrieved 2010-12-10
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- ^ Eriksson, Roger (2007). "A Synopsis of Basellaceae". Kew Bulletin. 62 (2): 298.
External links
Media related to Basellaceae at Wikimedia Commons- photographs
- links at CSDL Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Basellaceae in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database
