Anredera baselloides seems to be a rare species and is recognised by, e.g. its elliptic leaf blades and rather stout racemes with distinctly pedicellate flowers. The perianth becomes brown in fruit, with somewhat patent sepals and erect petals that loosely enclose the fruit. This name has been misapplied for several other species in the genus, one of the original sources being Hooker's illustration of Anredera cordifolia under the wrong name (Hooker 1837).

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General Information

Anredera baselloides is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant, producing annual stems that sprawl on the ground or twine around other plants for support. This species does not produce tubers[].
The edible leaves and roots are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use[]. The plant is occasionally cultivated for its edible leaves[]. These reports are probably erroneous and refer to Anredera cordifolia (see notes above on taxonomy).

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Peru, Ecuador.

Habitat

Semi-dry scrub or sometimes more humid forest; 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[]. This report probably refers to Anredera cordifolia[].

Tubers[]. This report probably refers to Anredera cordifolia[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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