Nothoalsomitra

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Nothoalsomitra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Nothoalsomitra

Nothoalsomitra Telford is a monotypic genus subtropical vines in the family Curcubitaceae. Presently there is one described species *'N. suberosa'(F.M.Bailey) I.Telford from Australia is a vigorous climber with pale corky bark and leaves divided into three triangular leaflets. Flowers have a yellow corolla with five petals. Fruits are a green and ovoid with numerous seeds. N. suberosa is listed as rare and is restricted to wet sclerophyll forest and sub-tropical rainforest in the D'Aguilar Range, Blackall Range and Conondale ranges north of Brisbane.

This plant was once placed in the related genus Neoalsomitra.

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• Information on N. suberosa from an Australian environment group
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• Image of fruit
• Distribution Map