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Alsomitra
Sign in to saveAlsomitra is a genus of the plant family Cucurbitaceae (the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family).
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Vinony's link graph records 6 inbound references to Alsomitra, and connects out to plant, Carl Linnaeus and Cucumis sativus.
It sits within the topics Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Cucurbitaceae and Cucurbitaceae genera.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCucurbitales
- FamilyCucurbitaceae
アルソミトラ（学名: Alsomitra）は、ウリ科の一属。東南アジア、オーストラリア、南アメリカに生息するつる植物で、12種が確認されている。 インドネシアに生息するハネフクベ（Alsomitra macrocarpa）は、熟して割れた果実からグライダー状の羽根を付けた種子が落下・飛散することで知られる。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Collections
- MO, NY, GH, MICH, BPBM, MEL
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Costa Rica, Mexico, Philippines, Indonesia, Indonesia Or Malaysia, Taiwan, Solomon Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Alsomitra macrocarpa seed (syn. Zanonia macrocarpa).jpg
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- Commons category
- Alsomitra
- taxon name
- Alsomitra
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Alsomitra
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
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