Basella alba L.

, Sp. Pl. 1: 272 (1753). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164286-1
Publication
Species Plantarum
Collation
1: 272
Date of Publication
1 May 1753
Family as entered in IPNI
Basellaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
D. H. Nicolson 2848
Locality
Habitat in Syria?
Collection Date
7 Dec 1966
Type Herbaria
neotype BM
isoneotype US?
Chosen By
Sidwell Novon 9(4): 563. 1999
Distribution Of Types
Mahakali Zone: Kanchapur District, 15 miles W. of Dhangarhi, Nepal (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)

Remarks

B. alba L. (1753) and B. rubra L. (1753) have equal priority; Roxburgh (Fl. Ind. 2: 275. 1832) chose to accept B. alba and cited B. rubra as a synonym; his choice established the priority of B. alba over B. rubra.

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Basionym of
Basella oleracea var. alba (L.) Alef., Landw. Fl. 281 (1866).
Replaced synonym of
Basella oleracea Alef., Landw. Fl. 281 (1866).