apoedika :
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Basella
Species: B.alba
Allied species:
Basella rubra L.Basella olerracea Landw.
Basella lucida L.
Basella japonica Burm.f.
Basella cordifolia Lam.
Basella nigra Lour.
Basella crasiifolia Salisb.
Basella volubilis Salisb.
Basella ramosa J.Jacq. ex Spreng.
Gandola nigra (Lour).Raf.
VERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: UpodikaEnglish: Indian spinach, Malabar nightshade ,Red vine spinach,Creeping spinach
Hindi: Poi
Telugu: bachhali
Bengali: Pui shak
Marathi: mayalu
Konkani: Valchi bhaji
Oriya: poi saaga
Gujarathi: poi ni bhaji
Tamil: Vasalakkirai
Malayalam: Vallicheera, Basala cheera
Kannada: Basale soppu
Spanish: espnaca de Malabar
Mexican: espinaca china
Japanese: tsurumurasaki
Chinese: Chan cai
French: baselle
German: indischer spinat
Sinhalese: vel niviti
Tulu: Basale
Varities:
Mainly two varieties- Green and Red.Stem of Basella alba is green and that of Basella rubra is reddish purple.
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- » Distribution and Conservation of apoedika
- » Cultivation of apoedika
- » apoedika in the market
- » Medicinal Uses of apoedika
- » Researches and clinical trails of apoedika
- » apoedika in other sytems of medicine
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