Hablitzia
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| Hablitzia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Betoideae |
| Genus: | Hablitzia M.Bieb. |
| Species: | H. tamnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hablitzia tamnoides M.Bieb. |
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Hablitzia tamnoides, the sole species in the genus Hablitzia, is a herbaceous perennial plant, native to the Caucasus region. It is in the family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Betoideae, related to Beta, but unlike that genus, is a vine, climbing to 3 m or more tall in summer.
The leaves are edible, similar to those of the related spinach.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Hohmann, S., Kadereit, J. W., & Kadereit, G. (2006). Understanding Mediterranean-Californian disjunctions: molecular evidence from Chenopodiaceae-Betoideae. Taxon 55 (1): 67-78 Abstract
- ^ a b Henriette's plant info: Hablitzia
- ^ Foreign names on the Multilingual Multiscript Plantname Database site [1]
