Anredera | |
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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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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:
At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible roots or tubers and leaves similar to those of Basella alba.