- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164302-1
- Publication
- Species Plantarum
- Collation
- 1: 272
- Date of Publication
- 1 May 1753
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Basellaceae
Type Information
- Locality
- Habitat in India.
- Type Herbaria
- lectotype BM Herb. Hermann 5: 207, No. 119 [icon]
- Chosen By
- Verdc. in Milne-Redh. & Polhill Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Basell. 2. 1968
- Distribution Of Types
- India (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Original Data
- Remarks
- Reg. trop
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.