Zanonia

For other uses, see Zanonia (disambiguation).

Zanonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Tribe: Zanonieae
Genus:
L.
Species:
Z. indica
Binomial name
Zanonia indica
Synonyms

Zanonia is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Cucurbitaceae (the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family).

Botanical illustration of Zanonia indica.

The only species is Zanonia indica, a medium-sized liana found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia east to New Guinea. It has a number of subspecies.[1]

At one time a number of Alsomitra species were classified among the Zanonia.

References

  1. ^ Diversity in Zanonia Indica (Cucurbitaceae)


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