Photo: Basella alba 0.
Flowerspike and leaf. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2012-04-27.
Basella alba L.
Engl.: Malabar-spinach, Ceylon-spinach, Indian-spinach, Malabar-nightshade, vine-spinach.
Deu.: Malabarspinat.
Fran.: baselle, brède d'Angola, épinard de Malabar.
Sven.: malabarspenat.
Suom.: malabarin pinaatti.
Bot. syn.: Basella cordifolia Lam., Basella rubra L.
Flowerspike and leaf. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2012-04-27.
Seedpods and flower buds. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2012-04-27.
Vine in berry and flower. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2012-04-27.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
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