Madeira vine
Anredera baselloides

Family: Basellaceae

What it is like

A climbing plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a tuberous rootstock. It produces annual stems. These lie along the ground and climb over other plants.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level in Ecuador.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central America, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Peru, South America, West Indies

How it is used for food

The young leaves are cooked and eaten. The fresh tubers are eaten.

It is cultivated for its leaves.

Edible parts

Leaves, roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Luo kui shu, Pasalai

Synonyms

Anredera weberbaueri (Ulbr.) Soukup [Invalid]; Boussingaultia baselloides Kunth; Boussingaultia weberbaueri Ulbr.; Tournonia leptostachys Moq.;