Hello All, *Anredera* is the correct name for now-synonymous *Boussingaultia*. The family Basellaceae is comprised of these four genera only: *Anredera* (10-15 species, warm Americas) *Basella* (5 species, pantropical, esp. Madagascar) *Tournonia* (1 species, Colombia) *Ullucus* (1 species, Andes) from Mabberley, 1997 (2nd ed.) "The Plant Book" Dylan Hannon 2008/12/2 Uli Urban <johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de> > Dear All, > > > Well.... there seems to be some confusion about what is what in these > interesting plants. I have not heard of Anredera and it looks as if my > guess that Basella is the same plant as Ullucus seems to be wrong. I > have an old book on house plants from the very beginning of the 20th > century written in old gothic German letters and there is Ullucus and > the description of the plant fitted on what is now Boussingaultia, I > thought at least. So I checked on the internet using the names Anredera, > Boussingaultia, Basella and Ullucus and found pictures of plants that > look so similaar that I think it is the same or at least very closely > related. Anredera cordifolia had the best pictures with most detail > shown. Is it possible that this is all the same plant under so many > different names? > > > bye for today.... Uli > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >