Neoachmandra backeri
W. J. de Wilde & Duyfes
CucurbitaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The red fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on Alor Islands.
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A pumpkin family climber. It grows 2 m long. The leaves have 3-5 angles. They are 2-5 cm long and nearly as wide. The fruit are red. Possibly now Zehneria backeri (W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner
References (1)
- De Wilde, W. J. J. P. & Duyfjes, B. E. E., 2006, Redefinition of Zehneria and four new related Genera (Cucurbitaceae), with an enumeration of the Australasian and Pacific Species. Blumea 51:1-88
