Botanical Family · Caryophyllales
Basellaceae
Basella Family
1 speciesOrder Caryophyllales1+ well-known plants
The Basellaceae family (Basella Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Caryophyllales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a climber. Several members are valued in traditional medicine.
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Thick, fleshy, glossy heart-shaped leaves on succulent twining vines; small flowers lack true petals, showing a fleshy, often pink-tinged calyx instead, and ripen into a small juicy berry that stains deep purple.
Grown widely as a heat-tolerant, mucilaginous leafy green (Malabar spinach) in climates too hot and humid for true spinach to thrive.
Notable members
All 1 species in BASELLACEAE
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