Nothoalsomitra suberosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
Tribe: | Benincaseae |
Subtribe: | Benincasinae |
Genus: | Nothoalsomitra I.Telford |
Species: | N. suberosa |
Binomial name | |
Nothoalsomitra suberosa (F.M.Bailey) I.Telford |
Nothoalsomitra suberosa is a species of subtropical vines in the family Curcubitaceae, the only member of the monotypic genus Nothoalsomitra. Native to Australia, the species 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.