Cucurbitaceae
Bryonia

Bryonia aspera Steven ex Ledeb.

First published in Fl. Ross. 2: 140 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Turkmenistan and NW. India. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, India, Iran, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andersen, J.S. (1977). Flora Iranica 123: 1-14. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1972). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 4: 1-657. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Nazimuddin, S. & Naqvi, S.S.H. (1984). Flora of Pakistan 154: 1-56. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Renner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Renner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Davis, P.H. [22325] Türkiye K004348163 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1378] Afghanistan K004348182 Yes
Heilbronn, A.; Heilbronn, M. [s.n.] Türkiye K004348166 Yes
Hohenacaker, R.F. [s.n.] Russia K004348172 Yes
Sintenis, P. [940] K004348308 Yes
Furse, P. [8185] Afghanistan K004348184 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [533] Afghanistan K004348175 Yes
[Muredemann] [s.n.] Türkiye K004348161 Yes
Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. [3065] Russia K004348171 Yes
Griffith [977] Afghanistan K004348176 Yes
s.coll. [533] Afghanistan K004348181 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [22699] Türkiye K004348169 Yes
Furse, P. [8366] Afghanistan K004348183 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [53158] Iran K004348174 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D30710] Türkiye K004348168 Yes
Karjaginet, I.; Safiev, B. [s.n.] K004348173 Yes
Bornmuller, J.; Bornmuller, A. [7015] Iran K004348186 Yes
Furse, P. [8185] Afghanistan K004348185 Yes
Davis [46207] Türkiye K004348164 Yes
Davis [47539] Türkiye K004348167 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [533] Afghanistan K004348180 Yes
Parsa, A. [856] Iran K004348187 Yes
s.coll. [2527] Afghanistan K004348177 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D31734] Türkiye K004348165 Yes
Griffith [1294] Afghanistan K004348178 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004348265 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004348266 Yes
Köle, M. [2801] Afghanistan K004348170 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [22325] Türkiye K004348162 Yes
Griffith [1294] Afghanistan K004348179 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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