Taxon

Basella alba

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Common name: Buffalo spinach, Ceylon spinach, Climbing spinach, Creeping spinach, Malabar spinach, Red vine spinach, Vine spinach
Family: Basellaceae (Basella)
Synonym: Basella alba f. alba Green stemmed cultivar, Basella alba f. rubra Red stemmed cultivar
Distribution: Asia
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
Comments: A popular leaf vegetable in tropical Asia and Africa. Like most leaf vegetables, it is high in vitamin A and C, iron and calcium. This leafy vegetable is also low in calories by volume, but high in protein per calorie.
Links: Down to Earth • Missouri Botanical Gardens • Plants for a Future • Wikipedia

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