<sod>'''''Basella alba''''' is an edible [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[vine]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Basellaceae]]. It is found in tropical Asia and Africa where it is widely used as a [[leaf vegetable]]. <eod>
<sod>'''''Basella alba''''' is an edible [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[vine]] in the [[family (biology)|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 reportedly naturalized in [[China]], tropical [[Africa]], [[Brazil]], [[Belize]], [[Colombia]], the [[West Indies]], [[Fiji]] and [[French Polynesia]].<ref name=r>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=360840 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Basella alba'' ]</ref><eod>