Zanonia is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Cucurbitaceae (the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family).
The only species is Zanonia indica, a medium-sized liana found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia east to New Guinea. It has a number of subspecies.
At one time a number of Alsomitra species were classified among the Zanonia.
References
External links Flora of China - Cucurbitaceae Wind dispersal of seeds Andres, T. C. 2004. Web site for the plant family Cucurbitaceae & home of The Cucurbit Network. KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Gourds afloat: a dated phylogeny reveals an Asian origin of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) and numerous oversea dispersal events