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'''''Anredera''''' is a genus of five to ten species of plants native to the [[neotropics]], most of them [[evergreen]] [[vine]]s of dry [[scrubland]] and thickets. | |||
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Anredera (personal name). Basellàceae. A monotypic genus, allied to Boussingaultia. Vine, with fleshy sts. and lvs., tuberous- rooted: fls. small, white, in long slender mostly axillary spikes; sepals 2, broadly winged ; petals 5, not exceeding sepals; stamens 5, the filaments fattened ; stigma entire. A. scandens, Moq., is native Texas to S. Amer., and planted in Old World tropics, a much-branched vine sometimes cult, in greenhouses, with lvs. ovate and more or less acute, entire. | Anredera (personal name). Basellàceae. A monotypic genus, allied to Boussingaultia. Vine, with fleshy sts. and lvs., tuberous- rooted: fls. small, white, in long slender mostly axillary spikes; sepals 2, broadly winged ; petals 5, not exceeding sepals; stamens 5, the filaments fattened ; stigma entire. A. scandens, Moq., is native Texas to S. Amer., and planted in Old World tropics, a much-branched vine sometimes cult, in greenhouses, with lvs. ovate and more or less acute, entire. | ||
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==Species== | |||
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* ''[[Anredera baselloides]]'' (Kunth) Baill. | * ''[[Anredera baselloides]]'' (Kunth) Baill. | ||
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At least one species, ''A. cordifolia'' bears edible [[root]]s or [[tuber]]s and [[leaf|leaves]] similar to those of ''[[Basella alba]]''. | At least one species, ''A. cordifolia'' bears edible [[root]]s or [[tuber]]s and [[leaf|leaves]] similar to those of ''[[Basella alba]]''. | ||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
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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.
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Anredera (personal name). Basellàceae. A monotypic genus, allied to Boussingaultia. Vine, with fleshy sts. and lvs., tuberous- rooted: fls. small, white, in long slender mostly axillary spikes; sepals 2, broadly winged ; petals 5, not exceeding sepals; stamens 5, the filaments fattened ; stigma entire. A. scandens, Moq., is native Texas to S. Amer., and planted in Old World tropics, a much-branched vine sometimes cult, in greenhouses, with lvs. ovate and more or less acute, entire.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
Species include:
- Anredera baselloides (Kunth) Baill.
- Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis
- Anredera spicata J. F. Gmelin
- Anredera vesicaria (Lam.) Gaertn f.
At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible roots or tubers and leaves similar to those of Basella alba.
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Anredera. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Anredera QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)