Zanonia

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

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

Botanical illustration of Zanonia indica. Illustrations of Indian Botany, Vol. 2 (page 68 crop).jpg
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.

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