Anredera
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Anredera is a genus of five to ten species of plants native to the neotropics, most of them evergreen
vine
s of dry scrubland and thickets.
Species include:
At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible root
s or tuber
s and leaves
similar to those of Basella alba
.
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
vine
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
s of dry scrubland and thickets.
Species include:
- Anredera baselloides (Kunth) Baill.
- Anredera cordifoliaAnredera cordifoliaAnredera cordifolia, commonly known as the Madeira vine or mignonette vine, is a South American species of ornamental succulent vine of the family Basellaceae. The combination of fleshy leaves and thick aerial tubers makes this a very heavy vine...
(Ten.) Steenis - Anredera spicata J. F. Gmelin
- Anredera vesicaria (Lam.) Gaertn f.
At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible root
Root
In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. This is not always the case, however, since a root can also be aerial or aerating . Furthermore, a stem normally occurring below ground is not exceptional either...
s or tuber
Tuber
Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to survive the winter or dry months and provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season and they are a means of asexual reproduction...
s and leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
similar to those of Basella alba
Basella alba
Basella alba, or Malabar spinach is a perennial vine found in the tropics where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable.-Names:...
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External links
- Anredera in the Flora of North America
- Plants of Hawai'i on Anredera cordifolia as an ornamental and invasive plant with accompanying photographs
- Plants For A Future database on Anredera cordifolia as food