Basella
Basella (family Basellaceae) A small genus of five species of tropical herbs, related to Chenopodiaceae, which have a swollen, perennial, underground stem annually producing twining shoots. B. alba (Indian spinach) is cultivated throughout the tropics for these shoots.
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