Basella leandriana
Indian-Spinach
Basella alba
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- Botanical name
- Basella alba
- Also known as
- Ceylon-Spinach, Indian-Spinach, Malabar-Nightshade, Malabar-Spinach, Spinach, Vine-Spinach
- Family
- Basellaceae
- Genus
- Basella
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Indian-Spinach
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Basella alba but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Basella alba var. cordifolia
Basella alba var. subcordata
Basella alba var. subrotunda
Basella cananifolia
Basella cordifolia
Basella crassifolia
Basella japonica
Basella lucida
Basella nigra
Basella oleracea
Basella oleracea var. alba
Basella oleracea var. cordifolia
Basella oleracea var. japonica
Basella oleracea var. nigra
Basella oleracea var. ramosa
Basella oleracea var. rubra
Basella ramosa
Basella rubra
Basella rubra var. virescens
Basella volubilis
Gandola nigra
Gandola rubra
Others in Basella
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