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Zanonia (Zanonia)

Description

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

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class:

          • Order: Cucurbitales

            • Family: Cucurbitaceae

              • Genus: Zanonia