Basellaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Digitised Reference Slides
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Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)Basellaceae
Climbing, perennial, glabrous, ± succulent herbs. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, usually ovate with a cordate base; margin entire. Flowers in spikes, racemes or panicles, bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 2. Petals 5, free or ± united, persistent. Stamens 5, opposite the petals. Ovary superior, 1-locular; ovule 1. Styles usually 3. Fruit indehiscent and fleshy, enclosed by the persistent perianth. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Taxonomic Completion
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2 of 4 accepted Genera- Global Pollen Project UUID
- bace7854-dd1f-49c5-8b40-0af25beba1ac
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility