Cucurbitaceae
Alsomitra

Alsomitra macrocarpa (Blume) M.Roem.

First published in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 117 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Thailand to Bismarck Archipelago. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.B.E. (2010). Flora Malesiana 19: 1-342. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.B.E. (2010). Flora Malesiana 19: 1-342. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2008 Hollrung, M. [775] New Guinea K000742881 Type Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [49096] Philippines K000742882 Type Yes
Jul 1, 2008 s.coll. [11107] Philippines K000742883 Syntype Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Kerr, A.F.G. [18807] Thailand K000062370 Yes
Mar 7, 1941 s.coll. [9645] Philippines K000742884 Unknown Type Material Yes
[RNS] [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K004422792 No
Schlechter, R. [18317] Papua New Guinea K004422789 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [s.n.] Indonesia K004422793 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [18807] Thailand K001275365 Yes
Barton, F.R. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K004116113 No
Hoogland, R.D. [4918] Papua New Guinea K004422790 Yes
Katik, P. [LAE70793] Papua New Guinea K004116112 Yes
Murray, G.R.M. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K004422791 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0