Slender Cucumber (species: Zehneria cunninghamii) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Zehneria cunninghamii
Slender Cucumber


©Anne Hoggett: Neoachmandra cunninghamii in a rainforest gully on the eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Neoachmandra cunninghamii in a rainforest gully on the eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Neoachmandra cunninghamii in a rainforest gully on the eastern side of Lizard Island.
Kingdom Plantae
Division Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Cucurbitales
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Zehneria
Species Zehneria cunninghamii

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Distinguishing features

A slender vine with leaves variously triangular, heart-shaped and trilobed, always with toothed margins, climbs with tendrils. Flowers are white and hairy with five petals. Fruits are globular, up to about 1 cm diameter.

Size

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Distribution


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