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1 Description  





2 Distribution and habitat  





3 Taxonomy  





4 References  



4.1  Notes  





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Zehneria alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Zehneria
Species:
Z. alba
Binomial name
Zehneria alba

Ridl.[1]

Synonyms
  • Melothria mucronata Cogn.
  • Zehneria mucronata Blume

Zehneria alba is a speciesofflowering plant in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is endemictoChristmas Island, an Australian territory in the northeastern Indian Ocean. The specific epithet is from the Latin albus (white), referring to the colour of the flowers.

Description

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Zehneria alba is a dioecious vine with stems growing to 3 m in length. The leaves are broadly ovate, cordate at the base, unlobed to shallowly 3-lobed, dentate, acute to acuminate, and 50–80 mm long. The flowers are small and white; the male inflorescenceispaniculateorracemose, 30–150 mm long, with a 10–130 mm long peduncle; the female flowers are solitary or clustered. The fruit is ellipsoidal, 20–30 mm long, with seeds about 4 mm long.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Found only on Christmas Island, the vine grows there both within the rainforest and along its shrubbed edges.[2]

Taxonomy

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The vine is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Zehneria mucronata Blume.[2]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ridley (1906).
  • ^ a b c Flora of Australia Online.
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