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Nothoalsomitra suberosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Subtribe: Benincasinae Genus: Nothoalsomitra
I.TelfordSpecies: N. suberosa Binomial name Nothoalsomitra suberosa
(F.M.Bailey) I.TelfordNothoalsomitra 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.
References
External links
- Information on N. suberosa from an Australian environment group
- Another photo and information
- Image of fruit
- Distribution Map
Categories:- Flora of Queensland
- Cucurbitaceae
- Monotypic plant genera
- Rosids of Australia
- Eudicot genera
- Cucurbitales stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
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