Nothoalsomitra

Nothoalsomitra suberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Benincaseae
Subtribe:	Benincasinae
Genus:	Nothoalsomitra I.Telford
Species:	N. suberosa
Binomial name
Nothoalsomitra suberosa (F.M.Bailey) I.Telford

Nothoalsomitra suberosa is a species of subtropical vines in the family Curcubitaceae, the only member of the monotypic genus Nothoalsomitra. Native to Australia, the species is a vigorous climber with pale corky bark and leaves divided into three triangular leaflets. Flowers have a yellow corolla with five petals. Fruits are a green and ovoid with numerous seeds. N. suberosa is listed as rare and is restricted to wet sclerophyll forest and sub-tropical rainforest in the D'Aguilar Range, Blackall Range and Conondale ranges north of Brisbane.

This plant was once placed in the related genus Neoalsomitra.

References

Queensland portal

External links

• Information on N. suberosa from an Australian environment group
• Another photo and information
• Image of fruit
• Distribution Map