Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyBasellaceae
GenusBasella
Scientific name with authorshipBasella alba L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Basella alba var. cordifolia (Lam.) M.R.AlmeidaBasella alba var. subcordata Hassk.Basella alba var. subrotunda Moq.Basella cananifolia Buch.-Ham.Basella cananifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Basella cordifolia Lam.Basella crassifolia Salisb.Basella japonica Burm.fil.Basella lucida L.Basella nigra Lour.Basella oleracea Alef.Basella oleracea var. alba (L.) Alef.Basella oleracea var. cordifolia (Lam.) Alef.Basella oleracea var. japonica (Burm.fil.) Alef.Basella oleracea var. nigra (Lour.) Alef.Basella oleracea var. ramosa (J.Jacq. ex Spreng.) Alef.Basella oleracea var. rubra (L.) Alef.Basella ramosa J.Jacq. ex Spreng.Basella rubra L.Basella rubra var. virescens Moq.Basella volubilis Salisb.Gandola nigra (Lour.) Raf.Gandola rubra Rumph.Gandola rubra Rumph. ex L.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier164286-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.