Anredera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Anredera | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Species | ||||||||||||
|
See text |
Anredera is a genus of five to ten species of plants native to the neotropics, most of them evergreen vines of dry scrubland and thickets. Species include:
- Anredera baselloides (Kunth) Baill.
- Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis
- Anredera spicata J. F. Gmelin
- Anredera vesicaria (Lam.) Gaertn f.
At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible roots or tubers and leaves similar to those of Basella alba.
[edit] 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
 |
This Caryophyllales article is a stub. Please help Wikipedia grow by expanding it. |
