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Basella rubra L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names Back to the list of plant names

Latin name Basella rubra L.  Family Basellaceae  Identified with (Skt) upodikā  Identified with (Hin) poy, lālbācul  Identified with (Tam) vacaḷakkīrai, civappu vacaḷakkīrai  Identified with (Mal) vaśaḷaccīra, baśaḷaccīra  Identified with (Eng) Indian spinach  Botanical info A perennial succulent glabrous twining herb with white or red branches, growing all over India, thick broadly ovate leaves, flowers white or red in spikes, globose fruits red, white or black  Search occurrence upodikā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts  See plant's image Basella rubra L. in Google image search  Encyclopedias &  Dictionaries

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