- Family:
- Basellaceae Raf.
- Genus:
- Basella L.
Basella excavata Elliot

[KBu]
Eriksson, R. (2007). A Synopsis of Basellaceae. Kew Bulletin, 62(2), 297-320. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20443356
- Distribution
- Endemic to western and southern Madagascar
- Ecology
- Found in open areas at low altitudes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Twining vine
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf blades 2.5 - 6.5 x 1 - 3 cm, narrowly ovate, at base attenuate, at apex ± acute
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers sunken into rachis, probably cleistogamous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
- Anthers orangish
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 2 - 3 x c. 1.5 mm, + equalling petals in length, ± erect and enclosing the rest of the flower, ovate to broadly elliptic, ± free from each other, at anthesis pink or reddish
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 2 - 3 x c. 1 mm, ± erect, elliptic, connate c. 1/2 of their length, at anthesis pink or reddish
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Styles 3
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit less than 1.5 mm in diam., tightly enclosed by persistent, thin and dry, probably often eventually disappearing perianth.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences up to 6 cm long, usually shorter, unbranched, with axis not thickened in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracteoles
- Bracteoles minute, triangular
- Morphology Stem
- Stem glabrous, or sometimes puberulent when young
- Note
- Basella excavata is distinguished from the closely related B. leandriana and B. madagascaniensis by its small flowers and fruits. It is incompletely known, like the other Madagascan species of Basella.
- Type
- Madagascar, Fort Dauphin, May, Scott Elliot 2635 (holotype K, photo GB'). Basella excavata f. pubescens H. Perrier (1950: 6), nom. inval. [ICBN 36.1 ].
Native to:
Madagascar
Basella excavata Elliot appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Scott Elliot, G.F. [2635], Madagascar | K000362608 | Unknown type material | Yes |
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 44 (1891)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Kew Bulletin
- Scott Elliott, G. F. (1891). New and little-known Madagascar plants, collected and enumerated by G. F Scott Elliot. Journ. Linn. Soc. 29: 1 - 77.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Eriksson, R. (2007). A synopsis of Basellaceae Kew Bulletin 62: 297-320.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Bulletin
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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