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Basella alba

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Basellaceae Genus: Basella

ceylon spinach, malabar nightshade, malabar spinach

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Tangled twiner, glabrous.

Stems: Stems to 0.9 meters long, green or reddish.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades ovate. Apex obtuse to acute. Base cordate or truncate. Surfaces glabrous. Margins undulate. Veins pinnate. Petioles 2.5–6.3 cm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in inflorescence of usually long–stalked spikes. bracts 2, fused into 2-lipped cup joined to calyx. Flowers bisexual (perfect), sessile, fleshy that scarcely open at anthesis. Calyx ± urn-shaped, base sac-shaped, lobes short, erect. In fruit, calyx fleshy red, whitish, or black. Corolla white, pink, or purplish, ca. 0.5 cm long, fleshy, not opening. Stamens 5, opposite the petals; anthers dithecal. Staminal filaments erect in bud, attached near apex of calyx tube. Ovary superior, 1-celled, 3-carpellate; ovule 1, basal, ovoid; stigmas linear.

Fruit: Fruit flattened–globose; ca. 0.5 cm diameter. Seeds 1 per fruit; globose; true endosperm absent.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Warm regions.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

PROPAGATION/CULTIVATION

  • Basella alba is abundantly cultivated in Hawai‘i. The leaves and young shoots are eaten steamed, boiled, stir-fried as a potherb, or raw as a salad green, a substitute for spinach, especially during hot weather, when spinach grows poorly here.

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Kaua'i Potentially Naturalizing
O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially Naturalizing

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 272 (1753)

Other References

Nagata 1988:80/Wagner et al. 1990:381 (O? [cultivated, periodically escaping]); Nagata 1995:11 (NEWNAT/O); Staples & Herbst 2005:173 (DESCR); Wagner et al. 2012:17 (Mi)

Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. p.173-174

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head Trained on a trellis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 11/25/1990
2 Basella alba L. waimanalo, koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
3 Basella alba L. Honolulu; Just above corner of Nehoa St. and Pensacola Ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
4 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L. 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
5 Basella alba L. sand island, in housing area at 421 hakey rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
6 Basella alba L. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Food for Thought area, west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10719 Kauai PTBG 10/31/2017
7 Basella alba L. honolulu, 42 coelho way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 4/15/1945
8 Basella alba L. puhi camp, west of kauai community college Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
9 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 8905 MPM 6/11/1927
10 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Makiki, Mott-Smith Drive. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. M. Bush 664 Oahu PTBG 6/5/1977
11 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay, on banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 515 Kauai PTBG 5/22/1991
12 Basella alba L. Kapaa, Goo farm on Highway 581 (Olohena Road). Regional elev. 70-80 m. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5257 Kauai PTBG 5/24/1987
13 Basella alba L. Waimanalo, Koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
14 Basella alba L. puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & l. hume 1649 Hawaii US 4/4/1986
15 Basella alba L. Puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Hume, L. 1649 Kauai US 4/4/1986
16 Basella alba L. hanamaulu bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN l. hume & r. levine 515 Oahu US 5/22/1991
17 Basella alba L. Oahu Island, Honolulu, University of Hawaii campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 UBC 5/7/1962
18 Basella alba L. Hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L.; Levine, R. 515 Kauai US 5/22/1991
19 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Kaimuki PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yamaguchi, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/27/1936
20 Basella alba L. Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/15/1945
21 Basella alba L. koolauloa distr: near kahuku. hills above punamano PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3948 Maui US 12/27/1988
22 Basella alba L. Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
23 Basella alba L. Kawaihau District. Kapaa, Goo farm on Hwy 581 (Olohana Road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
24 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
25 Basella alba L. north shore of hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. levine, r. collector number: 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
26 Basella alba L. Upolu Point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caraway, V. 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
27 Basella alba L. upolu point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caraway, v. collector number: 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
28 Basella alba L. honolulu; just above corner of nehoa st. and pensacola ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
29 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 11/25/1990
30 Basella alba L. Koolauloa DISTR: Near Kahuku. Hills above Punamano Rare, in dense Leucaena thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3948 Oahu BISH 12/27/1988
31 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PreservedSpecimen Starr, F. Martz, K. Collector Number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH Specimen 4/21/1999
32 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. MNHN 1855-01-01
33 Basella alba L. Honomu, HI 96728, USA PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. Kauai HAPI
34 Basella alba L. unknown PreservedSpecimen Mann, H. Brigham, W.T. Collector Number: s.n. BISH Specimen
35 Basella alba L. Honolulu Harbor PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 Oahu HAPI 5/7/1962
36 Basella alba L. kawaihau district. kapaa, goo farm on hwy 581 (olohana road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. goo, l. collector number: 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
37 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head Trained on a trellis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 11/25/1990
38 Basella alba L. waimanalo, koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
39 Basella alba L. Honolulu; Just above corner of Nehoa St. and Pensacola Ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
40 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L. 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
41 Basella alba L. sand island, in housing area at 421 hakey rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
42 Basella alba L. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Food for Thought area, west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10719 Kauai PTBG 10/31/2017
43 Basella alba L. honolulu, 42 coelho way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 4/15/1945
44 Basella alba L. puhi camp, west of kauai community college Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
45 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 8905 MPM 6/11/1927
46 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Makiki, Mott-Smith Drive. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. M. Bush 664 Oahu PTBG 6/5/1977
47 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay, on banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 515 Kauai PTBG 5/22/1991
48 Basella alba L. Kapaa, Goo farm on Highway 581 (Olohena Road). Regional elev. 70-80 m. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5257 Kauai PTBG 5/24/1987
49 Basella alba L. Waimanalo, Koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
50 Basella alba L. puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & l. hume 1649 Hawaii US 4/4/1986
51 Basella alba L. Puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Hume, L. 1649 Kauai US 4/4/1986
52 Basella alba L. hanamaulu bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN l. hume & r. levine 515 Oahu US 5/22/1991
53 Basella alba L. Oahu Island, Honolulu, University of Hawaii campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 UBC 5/7/1962
54 Basella alba L. Hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L.; Levine, R. 515 Kauai US 5/22/1991
55 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Kaimuki PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yamaguchi, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/27/1936
56 Basella alba L. Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/15/1945
57 Basella alba L. koolauloa distr: near kahuku. hills above punamano PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3948 Maui US 12/27/1988
58 Basella alba L. Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
59 Basella alba L. Kawaihau District. Kapaa, Goo farm on Hwy 581 (Olohana Road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
60 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
61 Basella alba L. north shore of hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. levine, r. collector number: 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
62 Basella alba L. Upolu Point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caraway, V. 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
63 Basella alba L. upolu point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caraway, v. collector number: 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
64 Basella alba L. honolulu; just above corner of nehoa st. and pensacola ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
65 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 11/25/1990
66 Basella alba L. Koolauloa DISTR: Near Kahuku. Hills above Punamano Rare, in dense Leucaena thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3948 Oahu BISH 12/27/1988
67 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PreservedSpecimen Starr, F. Martz, K. Collector Number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH Specimen 4/21/1999
68 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. MNHN 1855-01-01
69 Basella alba L. Honomu, HI 96728, USA PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. Kauai HAPI
70 Basella alba L. unknown PreservedSpecimen Mann, H. Brigham, W.T. Collector Number: s.n. BISH Specimen
71 Basella alba L. Honolulu Harbor PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 Oahu HAPI 5/7/1962
72 Basella alba L. kawaihau district. kapaa, goo farm on hwy 581 (olohana road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. goo, l. collector number: 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
73 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head Trained on a trellis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 11/25/1990
74 Basella alba L. waimanalo, koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
75 Basella alba L. Honolulu; Just above corner of Nehoa St. and Pensacola Ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
76 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L. 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
77 Basella alba L. sand island, in housing area at 421 hakey rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
78 Basella alba L. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Food for Thought area, west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10719 Kauai PTBG 10/31/2017
79 Basella alba L. honolulu, 42 coelho way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 4/15/1945
80 Basella alba L. puhi camp, west of kauai community college Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
81 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 8905 MPM 6/11/1927
82 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Makiki, Mott-Smith Drive. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. M. Bush 664 Oahu PTBG 6/5/1977
83 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay, on banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 515 Kauai PTBG 5/22/1991
84 Basella alba L. Kapaa, Goo farm on Highway 581 (Olohena Road). Regional elev. 70-80 m. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5257 Kauai PTBG 5/24/1987
85 Basella alba L. Waimanalo, Koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
86 Basella alba L. puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & l. hume 1649 Hawaii US 4/4/1986
87 Basella alba L. Puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Hume, L. 1649 Kauai US 4/4/1986
88 Basella alba L. hanamaulu bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN l. hume & r. levine 515 Oahu US 5/22/1991
89 Basella alba L. Oahu Island, Honolulu, University of Hawaii campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 UBC 5/7/1962
90 Basella alba L. Hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L.; Levine, R. 515 Kauai US 5/22/1991
91 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Kaimuki PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yamaguchi, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/27/1936
92 Basella alba L. Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/15/1945
93 Basella alba L. koolauloa distr: near kahuku. hills above punamano PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3948 Maui US 12/27/1988
94 Basella alba L. Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
95 Basella alba L. Kawaihau District. Kapaa, Goo farm on Hwy 581 (Olohana Road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
96 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
97 Basella alba L. north shore of hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. levine, r. collector number: 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
98 Basella alba L. Upolu Point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caraway, V. 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
99 Basella alba L. upolu point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caraway, v. collector number: 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
100 Basella alba L. honolulu; just above corner of nehoa st. and pensacola ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
101 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 11/25/1990
102 Basella alba L. Koolauloa DISTR: Near Kahuku. Hills above Punamano Rare, in dense Leucaena thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3948 Oahu BISH 12/27/1988
103 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PreservedSpecimen Starr, F. Martz, K. Collector Number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH Specimen 4/21/1999
104 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. MNHN 1855-01-01
105 Basella alba L. Honomu, HI 96728, USA PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. Kauai HAPI
106 Basella alba L. unknown PreservedSpecimen Mann, H. Brigham, W.T. Collector Number: s.n. BISH Specimen
107 Basella alba L. Honolulu Harbor PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 Oahu HAPI 5/7/1962
108 Basella alba L. kawaihau district. kapaa, goo farm on hwy 581 (olohana road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. goo, l. collector number: 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
109 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head Trained on a trellis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 11/25/1990
110 Basella alba L. waimanalo, koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
111 Basella alba L. Honolulu; Just above corner of Nehoa St. and Pensacola Ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
112 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L. 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
113 Basella alba L. sand island, in housing area at 421 hakey rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. martz, k. collector number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
114 Basella alba L. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Food for Thought area, west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10719 Kauai PTBG 10/31/2017
115 Basella alba L. honolulu, 42 coelho way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 4/15/1945
116 Basella alba L. puhi camp, west of kauai community college Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
117 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 8905 MPM 6/11/1927
118 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Makiki, Mott-Smith Drive. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. M. Bush 664 Oahu PTBG 6/5/1977
119 Basella alba L. North shore of Hanamaulu Bay, on banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 515 Kauai PTBG 5/22/1991
120 Basella alba L. Kapaa, Goo farm on Highway 581 (Olohena Road). Regional elev. 70-80 m. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5257 Kauai PTBG 5/24/1987
121 Basella alba L. Waimanalo, Koolaupoko Locally common along Mahaiula St. Climbing over Leucaena. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3600 Oahu BISH 2/15/1987
122 Basella alba L. puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & l. hume 1649 Hawaii US 4/4/1986
123 Basella alba L. Puhi camp, w of kauai community college PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Hume, L. 1649 Kauai US 4/4/1986
124 Basella alba L. hanamaulu bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN l. hume & r. levine 515 Oahu US 5/22/1991
125 Basella alba L. Oahu Island, Honolulu, University of Hawaii campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 UBC 5/7/1962
126 Basella alba L. Hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L.; Levine, R. 515 Kauai US 5/22/1991
127 Basella alba L. Honolulu, Kaimuki PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yamaguchi, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/27/1936
128 Basella alba L. Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/15/1945
129 Basella alba L. koolauloa distr: near kahuku. hills above punamano PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3948 Maui US 12/27/1988
130 Basella alba L. Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College Growing with Momordica on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1649 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
131 Basella alba L. Kawaihau District. Kapaa, Goo farm on Hwy 581 (Olohana Road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
132 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH 4/21/1999
133 Basella alba L. north shore of hanamaulu bay On banks above high water line. Well naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. levine, r. collector number: 515 Kauai BISH 5/22/1991
134 Basella alba L. Upolu Point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caraway, V. 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
135 Basella alba L. upolu point Population of approximately 25 on strand. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caraway, v. collector number: 152 Hawaii BISH 10/1/1997
136 Basella alba L. honolulu; just above corner of nehoa st. and pensacola ave Abundant in thicket in vacant lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 42016 Oahu BISH 9/2/1961
137 Basella alba L. diamond head community gardens located on the western slope of diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 11/25/1990
138 Basella alba L. Koolauloa DISTR: Near Kahuku. Hills above Punamano Rare, in dense Leucaena thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3948 Oahu BISH 12/27/1988
139 Basella alba L. Sand Island, in housing area at 421 Hakey Rd A few plants seen in garden. PreservedSpecimen Starr, F. Martz, K. Collector Number: 990421-12 Midway Atoll BISH Specimen 4/21/1999
140 Basella alba L. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. MNHN 1855-01-01
141 Basella alba L. Honomu, HI 96728, USA PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jardin, E. Kauai HAPI
142 Basella alba L. unknown PreservedSpecimen Mann, H. Brigham, W.T. Collector Number: s.n. BISH Specimen
143 Basella alba L. Honolulu Harbor PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620507001 Oahu HAPI 5/7/1962
144 Basella alba L. kawaihau district. kapaa, goo farm on hwy 581 (olohana road) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. goo, l. collector number: 5257 Kauai BISH 5/24/1987
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