Basellaceae

 Basellaceae is a family of flowering plants, in the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots, according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The family comprises ca 19 known species of herbaceous plants, some with climbing habits, in four genera:[2]

  • Anredera
  • Basella
  • Tournonia
  • Ullucus
Basellaceae
Basella rubra Blanco1.74.png
from Blanco (c. 1880)
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Basellaceae
Raf.[1]
Genera

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Members of economic importance include ulluco and Malabar spinach.

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