Basella

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Basella

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• <<<Flowers>Tepals>Shape>Texture
• <<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers
• <<Flowers>Stamens>Filaments
• <<Flowers>Stamens>Stamen number
• <<Flowers>Style>Style number
• <<Flowers>Tepals>Colour
• <<Flowers>Tepals>Shape
• <<Flowers>Tepals>Tepal number
• <<Fruits>Seeds>Shape
• <<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Bracteole number
• <<Inflorescences>Rachises>Texture
• <Flowers>Stamens
• <Flowers>Style
• <Flowers>Tepals
• <Fruits>Colour
• <Fruits>Seeds
• <Fruits>Texture
• <Habit>Rhizome
• <Habit>Stems
• <Inflorescences>Bracteoles
• <Inflorescences>Flowers
• <Inflorescences>Growth form
• <Inflorescences>Position
• <Inflorescences>Rachises
• Description
• Distribution
• Flowers
• Fruits
• Habit
• Inflorescences
• Leaves

<<<Flowers>Tepals>Shape>Texture

fleshy1

1. 004-001-003-001

<<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers

anthers dorsifixed, extrorse;2

2. 004-002-003

<<Flowers>Stamens>Filaments

filaments straight in bud,3

3. 004-002-002

<<Flowers>Stamens>Stamen number

54

4. 004-002-001

<<Flowers>Style>Style number

35

5. 004-003-001

<<Flowers>Tepals>Colour

pink, red or white6

6. 004-001-002

<<Flowers>Tepals>Shape

basally connate, imbricate, urceolate, and enlarging in fruit7

7. 004-001-003

<<Flowers>Tepals>Tepal number

58

8. 004-001-001

<<Fruits>Seeds>Shape

subglobose9

9. 005-003-001

<<Inflorescences>Bracteoles>Bracteole number

410

10. 003-005-001

<<Inflorescences>Rachises>Texture

often thick, fleshy11

11. 003-003-001

<Flowers>Stamens

stamens ,12

12. 004-002

<Flowers>Style

styles .13

13. 004-003

<Flowers>Tepals

tepals , , ;14

14. 004-001

<Fruits>Colour

maroon or black15

15. 005-002

<Fruits>Seeds

seed .16

16. 005-003

<Fruits>Texture

fleshy17

17. 005-001

<Habit>Rhizome

rhizomes without tubers.18

18. 001-002

<Habit>Stems

stems sometimes succulent;19

19. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Bracteoles

bracteoles , unequal.20

20. 003-005

<Inflorescences>Flowers

flowers sessile;21

21. 003-004

<Inflorescences>Growth form

erect22

22. 003-002

<Inflorescences>Position

terminal or axillary23

23. 003-001

<Inflorescences>Rachises

rachis ;24

24. 003-003

Description

Glabrous vines or herbs; stems sometimes succulent; rhizomes without tubers. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate, succulent. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, erect spikes or panicles; rachis often thick, fleshy; flowers sessile; bracteoles 4, unequal. Flowers almost always cleistogamous; tepals 5, pink, red or white, basally connate, imbricate, urceolate, fleshy and enlarging in fruit; stamens 5, filaments straight in bud, anthers dorsifixed, extrorse; styles 3. Fruit baccate, fleshy, maroon or black; seed subglobose.

Distribution

Africa present, Asia present, Guianas

About 5 species in Africa and Asia, introduced elsewhere, including 1 species in the Guianas.

Flowers

Flowers almost always cleistogamous;25

25. 004

Fruits

Fruit baccate, , ;26

26. 005

Habit

Glabrous vines or herbs;27

27. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences , spikes or panicles;28

28. 003

Leaves

Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate, succulent.29

29. 002