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Basella alba
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Basella alba

Malabar spinach

Basella alba is an edible perennial vine in the family Basellaceae. It is found in tropical Asia and Africa where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and New Guinea. It is reportedly naturalized in China, tropical Africa, Brazil, Belize, Colombia, the West Indies, Fiji and French Polynesia.

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Where documented · 15 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 28 · GBIF 5 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Lālāmilo, Keanuʻiʻomanō · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 3
Lāʻiewai · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Punalau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 2
Hōʻaeʻae · OʻahuiNat 2
Kiolakaʻa, Puʻumakaʻā · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kukuihala, Kamāʻili · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1
Peahi · MauiiNat 1
Kawailoa · OʻahuiNat 1
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1