WANTED: Alsomitra macrocarpa

[dreamfrutas]

I am interested to buy or to trade seeds of this cucurbitaceae (not an edible fruit) from JAVA.

TIA

Carlos

[Kapiak]

Alsomitra grows here in New Guinea too, with huge cannonball / football sized dry hard shelled fruits fallen on the ground. We have seen them twice so far, but no good seeds yet. I want to grow this one myself too.

When I find seeds, I can let you know.

(Not sure which species it is though, but the seeds do fly like gliders here in New Guinea too.)

[dreamfrutas]

Thanks Nathalie

For your description I believe must be the same:




See the AMAZING BBC video here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8391000/8391345.stm

[Kapiak]

Yes those gliding seeds are amazing!

The fruits I saw looks much the same, but the edges of the opening seems somewhat different, but maybe just a local variation. I will photo the fruits next time I see them.