Zanonia

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

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.

• Flora of China - Cucurbitaceae
• Wind dispersal of seeds
• Andres, T. C. 2004. Web site for the plant family Cucurbitaceae & home of The Cucurbit Network.
• KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Gourds afloat: a dated phylogeny reveals an Asian origin of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) and numerous oversea dispersal events

Wikidata ☰ Q8066265 entry

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