Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis

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    Basellaceae
    Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis

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    NY Barcode: 4695199

    Occurrence ID: 8f07294d-bd3c-4a5d-8094-c98200afe468

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Boussingaultia baselloides Humboldt, Bonpland, Kunth, Nov. Gen. Spec.
Plant 7:196, pi. 646,1825.
Vigorous, freely branching, herbaceous, twining vine. Leaves alternate, ovate, mostly
S to 7 cm. long, somewhat thick and fleshy, short petiolate. Flowers about 5 mm. wide,
white, fragrant, very numerous, on short pedicels in terminal and axillary spike-like,
racemose clusters up to 30 or more cm. long.
An introduced ornamental vine. The only specimens observed, however,
were growing in thickets on cliffs near the sea (10156,10211). English name,
Madeira vine; native name, filikafa.