Anredera

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Anredera
Anredera cordifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Basellaceae
Genus: Anredera
Juss.
Species

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Synonyms

Boussingaultia Kunth
Tandonia Moq.[1]

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. Members of the genus are commonly known as Madeira Vines.[2] At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible roots or tubers and leaves similar to those of Basella alba.

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References [edit]

  1. ^ "Genus: Anredera Juss.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  2. ^ a b "Anredera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  3. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Anredera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 

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