Zanonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Subfamily: | Zanonioideae |
Tribe: | Zanonieae |
Subtribe: | Zanoniinae |
Genus: | Zanonia |
Species: | Z. indica |
Binomial name | |
Zanonia indica L. |
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Synonyms | |
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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]