Alsomitra

Life-forms

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: A. macrocarpa
Name

Alsomitra (Blume) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 113, 117 (1846).

monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Macrozanonia Cogn., Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 612 (1893), nom. illeg.

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. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alsomitra. Published online. Accessed: Dec 28 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alsomitra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Alsomitra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28.

Vernacular names
English: Javan Cucumber
日本語: アルソミトラ属

Alsomitra is a genus of the plant family Cucurbitaceae (the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family).

The seeds of Alsomitra macrocarpa are among the largest winged seeds in the plant kingdom and their shape inspired a number of aviation pioneers.[2][3]
Selected species

Alsomitra angulata
Alsomitra angustipetala
Alsomitra balansae
Alsomitra beccariana
Alsomitra brasiliensis
Alsomitra capricornica
Alsomitra macrocarpa - Javan cucumber

References

Macrozanonia macrocarpa
The seed of an idea
Horten; Two brothers, one wing