''Zehneria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s – of

vine A vine ( Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners thems ...

s in the cucumber and gourd

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Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: *'' Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds *'' La ...

. It contains about 35 species ranging from

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, through

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to Australia and

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. The name honours botanical artist

Joseph Zehner Josef Zehner aka Joseph Zehner ( fl. 19th century) was an Austrian botanical illustrator. The plant genus ''Zehneria'' in the family Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting ...

.Flora of Australia Online.

Description

''Zehneria'' species are either

monoecious Monoecy (; adj. monoecious ) is a sexual system in seed plants where separate male and female cones or flowers are present on the same plant. It is a monomorphic sexual system alongside gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy. Monoecy i ...

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproducti ...

, annual or perennial, climbing

s. Their leaves are simple, dentate and usually palmately lobed.

Inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed ...

s grow on axillary

raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the sh ...

s, with the

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism ...

s normally clustered, occasionally solitary. The

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in partic ...

is fleshy, usually globose or ellipsoidal, and indehiscent. The seeds are obovate, compressed and smooth.

Selected species

* '' Zehneria alba'' Ridl. * '' Zehneria baueriana'' Endl. * '' Zehneria bodinieri'' (H. Lév.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes * ''

Zehneria brevirostris ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours botanical artist Jos ...

'' W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes * '' Zehneria capillacea'' (Schumacher & Thonning) Jeffrey * '' Zehneria cunninghamii'' F.Muell. * '' Zehneria ejecta'' F. M. Bailey * ''

Zehneria hermaphrodita ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours botanical artist Jos ...

'' W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes * ''

Zehneria indica ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours botanical art ...

'' (Lour.) Keraudren * '' Zehneria japonica'' (Thunb.) H. Y. Liu * ''

Zehneria marginata ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family (biology), family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours Bota ...

'' (Blume) Keraudren * '' Zehneria marlothii'' (Cogn.) R. Fern. & A. Fern. * ''

Zehneria maysorensis ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family (biology), family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours Bota ...

'' Wight. & Arn. * '' Zehneria microsperma'' Hook. f. * ''

Zehneria minutiflora ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours botanical artist Jos ...

'' (Cogn.) C. Jeffrey * '' Zehneria mucronata'' (Blume) Miq. * '' Zehneria repanda'' (Blume) Simmons * '' Zehneria scabra'' (L.f.) Sond. * '' Zehneria scabrella'' F. Muell. * '' Zehneria sphaerosperma'' W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes * ''

Zehneria tenuispica ''Zehneria'' is a genus of flowering plants – of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It contains about 35 species ranging from Africa, through Southeast Asia to Australia and Oceania. The name honours botanical artist Jos ...

'' W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes * '' Zehneria thwaitesii'' (Schweinf.) C. Jeffrey * '' Zehneria wallichii'' (C. B. Clarke) C. Jeffrey

Gallery

File:TimunTikus.jpg, Zehneria grown in

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File:BuahTimunTikus.jpg, Close-up of a Zehneria fruit File:TimunTikusTua.jpg, Matured Zehneria is black in color

References

Notes

Sources

* * * Cucurbitaceae genera {{Cucurbitales-stub