Anredera baselloides

Botanical Description

Anredera baselloides is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant, producing annual stems that sprawl on the ground or twine around other plants for support. This species does not produce tubers[ 2103 Title A Synopsis of Basellaceae Publication Kew Bulletin, Vol. 62, No. 2 (2007), pp. 297-320 Author Eriksson E. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The edible leaves and roots are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is occasionally cultivated for its edible leaves[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. These reports are probably erroneous and refer to Anredera cordifolia (see notes above on taxonomy).