Madeira vine
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Madeira vine
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A tropical South American ornamental vine (Anredera cordifolia) having small white fragrant flowers.
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Anredera
| Anredera | |
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| Anredera cordifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Basellaceae |
| Genus: | Anredera Juss. |
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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. 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.
External links
- Anredera in the Flora of North America
- Plants of Hawai'i on Anredera cordifolia as an ornamental and invasive plant with accompanying photographs
- Plants For A Future database on Anredera cordifolia as food
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