Basella alba L.

 
  • Family : BASELLACEAE
    (BASELLA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Basellaceae
  • Species : Basella alba
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Basella alba L.
  • Common name : Indian Spinach
  • Vernacular name : Poi, Pui (Hin.); Bussley soppu (Kan.); Pasalaikkeerai, Paasaangalli (Tam.); Bachaali (Tel.); Poi, Pui (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : A glabrous fleshy climbing, succulent herb; stems green or purplish. Leaves broadly ovate, rounded or cordate at base. Flowers whitish or reddish. Perianth urceolate. Fruit globose or ovoid.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : On hills above 500 m, on thickets by forest border in plains and scrub jungles. Also cultivated for its edible leaves.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia, Africa; Cultivated
  • Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Muthumperumal, C 2009. Check List 5(1): 092-111; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Basella alba. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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