''Blastania'' is a genus of
flowering plant
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s belonging to the family
Cucurbitaceae
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Its native range is
Tropical
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and Southern Africa, Madagascar,
Arabian Peninsula
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Geographically, the ...
,
Indian subcontinent
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.
Its species are:
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Blastania cerasiformis''
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Blastania garcinii''
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Blastania lucorum''
References
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Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitaceae genera
Taxa named by Theodor Kotschy
Taxa named by Johann Joseph Peyritsch