Anredera baselloides
(Kunth) Baill.
Basellaceae
Anredera weberbaueri (Ulbr.) Soukup
Boussingaultia baselloides Kunth
Boussingaultia weberbaueri Ulbr.
Tournonia leptostachys Moq.
Common Name:
General Information
Anredera baselloides is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant with a tuberous rootstock, producing annual stems that sprawl on the ground or twine over other plants for support.
The edible leaves and roots are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The plant is occasionally cultivated for its edible leaves[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Peru, Ecuador.
Habitat
Found at elevations of 1,500 - 3,000 metres in Ecuador.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of higher elevations in the tropics, it can also be grown at lower elevations in the subtropics.
Edible Uses
Leaves - eaten as a spinach[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Tubers[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
