Alsomitra macrocarpa

Alsomitra macrocarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Gomphogyneae
Genus: Alsomitra
Species: Alsomitra macrocarpa

Name

Alsomitra macrocarpa (Blume) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 117 (1846).

Synonyms

• Alsomitra gracilipes Elmer
• Erythropalum triandrum Merr. & Quisumb.
• Macrozanonia macrocarpa (Bl.) Cogn.
• Macrozanonia philippinensis Cogn.
• Momordica coriacea Cogn.
• Zanonia macrocarpa Bl.
• Zanonia philippinensis Merr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie peninsular Malaysia (Pahan, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Selangor), peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, W-Java, Philippines (Luzon, Biliran, Mindanao), Sulawesi Continental: Pacific Moluccas (Aru), New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, M.J. 1846. Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Synopses Monographicae 2: 113, 117.

Additional references

• Schaefer, H. & Renner, S.S. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60(1): 122–138. DOI: 10.1002/tax.601011 JSTOR PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Alsomitra macrocarpa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alsomitra macrocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 28 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alsomitra macrocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alsomitra macrocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Javan Cucumber
日本語: アルソミトラ属

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