Zanonia

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: Zanonieae
Genus: Zanonia
Species: Z. angulata – Z. indica
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Zanonia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1028. 1753.
Type species: Zanonia indica L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10., 2: 1292. 1759.

Synonymy

Homotypic
Penar-valli Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 139, 589. 1763, nom. illeg. superfl.
Heterotypic
Juppia Merr., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 85: 170. 1922.
Type species: Juppia borneensis Merr., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 85: 170. 1922.

Homonym

Zanonia Cramer, Disp. Syst. Pl.: 75. 1803, nom. illeg. hom.

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1028.

Additional references

De Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. 2007. Diversity in Zanonia indica (Cucurbitaceae). Blumea 52: 281–290. DOI: 10.3767/000651907X609016 PDF Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Zanonia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Zanonia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 01 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Zanonia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Zanonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zanonia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2016-10-15.

Vernacular names

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]

At one time a number of Alsomitra species were classified among the Zanonia.
References

Diversity in Zanonia Indica (Cucurbitaceae)