''Anredera'' is a genus of plants native to
Latin America
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, the
West Indies
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,
Texas
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, and
Florida
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. Some are naturalized in other regions (notably
Mediterranean region and on various oceanic islands).
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> Most of them evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
vine
A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselves, for instance, when used in wicker work.Jackson; Benjamin; Da ...
s of dry scrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominance (ecology), dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbaceous plant, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally o ...
and thickets. Members of the genus are commonly known as Madeira vines.root
In vascular plants, the roots are the plant organ, organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often bel ...
s or tuber
Tubers are a type of enlarged structure that plants use as storage organs for nutrients, derived from stems or roots. Tubers help plants perennate (survive winter or dry months), provide energy and nutrients, and are a means of asexual reproduc ...
s and leaves
A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...
similar to those of ''Basella alba
''Basella alba'' is an edible perennial vine in the family Basellaceae. It is found in tropical Asia and Africa where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and New Guinea. It is naturaliz ...
''. The same species has become an invasive plant in many tropical and subtropical regions outside its natural range.
Species
Accepted species:Anredera cordifolia
''Anredera cordifolia'', commonly known as the Madeira vine or mignonette vine, is a South American species of ornamental plant, ornamental succulent vine of the family Basellaceae. The combination of fleshy leaves and thick aerial tubers makes t ...
'' (Ten.) Steenis – Heart-leaf Madeira vine - South America from Venezuela to Argentina; naturalized in Mexico, Central America, California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, southern Europe, Morocco, Canary Islands, Azores, southern China, India, New Zealand, Polynesia, St. Helena, Cape Verde, Madeira
#'' Anredera densiflora'' Sperling - Ecuador, Peru
#'' Anredera diffusa'' (Moq.) Sperling - Peru
#'' Anredera floribunda'' (Moq.) Sperling - Colombia
#'' Anredera krapovickasii'' (Villa) Sperling - Bolivia, Argentina
#'' Anredera marginata'' (Kunth) Sperling - Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
#'' Anredera ramosa'' (Moq.) Eliasson - central + southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Galápagos
#'' Anredera tucumanensis'' (Lillo & Hauman) Sperling - Ecuador, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Tucumán Province
Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina.
Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighb ...
of Argentina
#''Anredera vesicaria
''Anredera vesicaria'', common names Texas madeiravine or sacasile, and the related '' A. cordifolia'' are the only two species of the family Basellaceae known to occur in the wild in the contiguous United States. Both are sometimes cultivated fo ...
'' (Lam.) Gaertn f. – Texas Madeira vine - Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, Florida, Texas
References
External links
Plants of Hawaii
on ''Anredera cordifolia'' as an ornamental and invasive plant with accompanying
Plants For A Future database on ''Anredera cordifolia'' as food
Basellaceae
Caryophyllales genera
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