Basella alba

落葵

naturalized

Basella alba L.

名彙資訊

特徵描述

典藏標本

數位照片

分布位置

相關資訊

名彙資訊

學名發表文獻

L., Species Plantarum 1: 272. 1753. (Sp. Pl.)

台灣首次記錄發表文獻

Forbes & Hemsl., The journal of the Linnean Society of London. Botany 26: 331. 1891. (J. Linn. Soc., Bot.)

異名

Basella rubra L.

Henry, A List of Plants from Formosa 76. 1896. (List Pl. Formos.)

各語言俗名

中

紅花米. 滑藤. 藤兒菜. 蟳廣菜. 藤葵. 蟳菜. 蔓紫. 燕脂菜. 天葵. 日本甕菜. 皇宮菜. 籬笆菜. 紫葵. 豆腐菜. 木耳菜. 蔠葵. 繁露. 藤菜. 胭脂豆.
英

Indian spinach. Vine spinach. Malabar spinach. Red vine spinach. Ceylon spinach.
日

つるむらさき.
原

Baan (Paiwan). Baratubatu (Paiwan).
台

Chîm chhài. Chîm kóng chhài.

參考文獻

Wu, Yang, Teng, Chang, Yang and Hsieh, Taiwania 55(2): 148. 2010.
Ciou & Pong, Illustrations of Hakka ethnobotany of Taiwan 272. 2008. (Illustration of Hakka ethnobotany of Taiwan)
Chen, The Invasive Alien Plant in Miaoli 136. 2006. (Invas. Al. Pl. Miaoli)
Yang, A list of plants in Taiwan . 1982. (List Pl. Taiwan)

特徵描述

生活型

vine

形態特徵

Stems usually 1-6 m long.
Leaves ovate, 2-10 cm long, 1-8 cm wide, acute, acuminate to obtuse at apex, cuneate to cordate at base; pedicels 1-3 cm long.
Spike simple, 3-25 cm long. outer perianth lobes greenish-white, elliptic; inner perianth pale at base, purple above, urceolate, 2-3 mm long.
Fruit completely enclosed by the persistent perianth, black when mature, globose, 3-7 mm tall, 5-10 mm broad.

分布

台灣 : naturalized and common at low elevations.
世界 : Pantropical, probably native in tropical Africa.

引證標本

TAIPEI: Taipei, Hsu 6. ILAN: Fulung, Huang 8303; Tungao, Peng 15119*. TAICHUNG: Tungshi, Hsu 300; Wuling, Huang 7027. CHANGHUA: Tatushi, Tang 1019. YUNLIN: Hsutsoliao, Tang 239; Houan, Yang 487. TAINAN: Tainan, Hsu 113632. KAOHSIUNG: Chiashien, Hsieh & Tang 1682. PINGTUNG: Olungpi, Huang 4847; Sheting, Wang 2670. TAITUNG: Lutao, Huang & Kao 6937.