Hablitzia

Hablitzia
Hablitzia tamnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Betoideae
Genus:	Hablitzia M.Bieb.
Species:	H. tamnoides
Binomial name
Hablitzia tamnoides M.Bieb.

Hablitzia tamnoides, the sole species in the genus Hablitzia, is a herbaceous perennial plant, native to the Caucasus region. It is in the family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Betoideae, related to Beta, but unlike that genus, is a vine, climbing to 3 m or more tall in summer.

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The leaves are edible, similar to those of the related spinach.^[2]

References

1. Hohmann, S., Kadereit, J. W., & Kadereit, G. (2006). Understanding Mediterranean-Californian disjunctions: molecular evidence from Chenopodiaceae-Betoideae. Taxon 55 (1): 67-78 Abstract
2. Henriette's plant info: Hablitzia
3. Foreign names on the Multilingual Multiscript Plantname Database site