409 Malabar spinach Basella alba Basella alba, or Malabar spinach, Malabar nightshade, Alugbati or Alabati in Philippines, (also Phooi leaf, Red vine spinach, Creeping spinach, Climbing spinach, Indian spinach, Philippine Spinach, Asian Spinach) is a perennial vine found in the tropics where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable. 192210 Basella alba 409.jpg image/jpeg 48033 2012-04-20T09:39:56Z 436 Vegetables Leaf vegetables Type 1 2011-02-09T00:37:40Z 2019-05-14T18:05:24Z false specific 3589 true FOOD00404