Cucurbitaceae
Bryonia

Bryonia monoica Aitch. & Hemsl.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 65 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Iran to Central Asia and NW. India. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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.
  • 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.
  • Schischkin, B.K. & al. (eds.) (1954). Flora Turkmenii 6: 1-402. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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?
Furse, P. [8366] Afghanistan K004348157 Yes
Hay, W.R. [73] Afghanistan K004348151 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1012] Afghanistan K004348150 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1169] Afghanistan K004348155 Yes
Podlech, D. [17761] Afghanistan K004348156 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [16663] Afghanistan K004348158 Yes
Stocks [1042] Pakistan K004348159 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [1042] Pakistan K004348160 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [339] Afghanistan K000742791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [339] Afghanistan K000742790 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1035] Afghanistan K004348153 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [983] Afghanistan K004348154 Yes
Griffith [475] Afghanistan K004348152 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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