Basella alba

Also known as vine spinach, Malabar Spinach, New Zealand Spinach, Ceylon Spinach

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyBasellaceae

Native toBangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines

Observations recorded5,024

Der Indische Spinat, Malabarspinat oder Ceylonspinat (Basella alba) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Basella innerhalb der Familie der Basellgewächse (Basellaceae). Sie wird in den gesamten Tropen angebaut und die jungen Blätter als Kochgemüse verwendet.

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 733
With media: 642
Family: Basellaceae
Collections: CICY, CAS, ANSP, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, BRIT, US
Recorded in: Mexico, China, Thailand, Kenya, Malawi, United States, Brazil, Philippines

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Encyclopedic overview

Basella alba is a perennial vine in the family Basellaceae. It is also known by common names including Malabar spinach, vine spinach, Ceylon spinach, alugbati and Indian spinach.

The plant is native to Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea and naturalized elsewhere. It has a number of culinary uses.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Basella alba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.