Basella alba
A species in the Basellaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Basellaceae
- Genus
- Basella
- Species
- Basella alba
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Basella alba. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Basella alba var. cordifoliaName author: (Lam.) M.R.Almeida
- Basella alba var. subcordataName author: Hassk.
- Basella alba var. subrotundaName author: Moq.
- Basella cananifoliaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Basella cordifoliaName author: Lam.
- Basella crassifoliaName author: Salisb.
- Basella japonicaName author: Burm.f.
- Basella lucidaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Basella nigraName author: Lour.
- Basella oleraceaName author: Alef.
- Basella oleracea var. albaName author: (L.) Alef.
- Basella oleracea var. cordifoliaName author: (Lam.) Alef.
- Basella oleracea var. japonicaName author: (Burm.f.) Alef.
- Basella oleracea var. nigraName author: (Lour.) Alef.
- Basella oleracea var. ramosaName author: (J.Jacq. ex Spreng.) Alef.
- Basella oleracea var. rubraName author: (L.) Alef.
- Basella ramosaName author: J.Jacq. ex Spreng.
- Basella rubraName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Basella rubra var. virescensName author: Moq.
- Basella volubilisName author: Salisb.
- Gandola nigraName author: (Lour.) Raf.
- Gandola rubraName author: Rumph. ex L.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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