Basella alba--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. Rondo Retreat Ctr. 8 Jul 04. 091.jpg
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Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (43).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (39).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (32).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (20).JPG
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Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (9).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (19).JPG
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Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (41).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (31).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (15).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (34).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (18).JPG
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Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (33).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (26).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (14).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (27).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (16).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (40).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (35).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (42).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (5).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (24).JPG
Basella alba, Davidson, C 12236--ID. 637 Warm Springs., Boise. 18 Sep 2013. DSC07577 (23).JPG
Native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into 61 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, Idaho, Ada (Private vegetable garden)
Location Remarks
Warm Springs Ave., Boise.
Collectors
Notes
Basella alba is native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and New Guinea. Widely used as a leaf vegetable in Africa and many other tropical localities.
Location
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Basellaceae
Genus
Basella
Specific Epithet
alba
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#87,887 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
10%
