Neoalsomitra podagrica is a vine of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae). It is native to the East Indies. It has a tuberous, succulent base (up to a meter (3ft 3in) high and lower limbs (up to four inches (ten cm) thick) bearing large prickles. It has been known only since 1955.[1][2]
| Neoalsomitra podagrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Neoalsomitra |
| Species: | N. podagrica
|
| Binomial name | |
| Neoalsomitra podagrica Steenis
| |
References
edit- ^ Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (1955). "Miscellaneous Botanical Notes". Blumea. 8 (VIII) (3): 171–172.
- ^ Taek MM; Tukan GD; Prajogo BEW; Agil M. (25 February 2021). "Antiplasmodial Activity and Phytochemical Constituents of Selected Antimalarial Plants Used by Native People in West Timor Indonesia". Turk J Pharm Sci. 18 (1): 80–90. doi:10.4274/tjps.galenos.2019.29000. PMC 7957311. PMID 33634682.