Cucurbitaceae
Bryonia

Bryonia cretica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1013 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Medit. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

California, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Poland, Sweden

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rechinger, K.H. [7934] United Kingdom K004348292 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2219] Cyprus K004348035 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [7934] United Kingdom K004348290 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004348303 Yes
Della, A.; Georghiods, C. [ARI2526] Cyprus K004348038 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16093] Jordan K004348061 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [[18839]] West Bank K004348064 Yes
Ruhmer, G. [134] Libya K004348232 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [595] Egypt K004348030 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56402] Iran K004348042 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B526] Jordan K004348070 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [2148] Syria K004348051 Yes
Davis [50329] Libya K004348233 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [7934] United Kingdom K004348293 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B4526] West Bank K004348074 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4780] West Bank K004348057 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [10526] Jordan K004348073 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [C2448] Jordan K004348069 Yes
[G. E. Poss] [s.n.] K004348066 Yes
Aucher Eloy [[2899]] Greece K004348044 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [74/63] Türkiye K004348049 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D27336] Türkiye K004348050 Yes
Heilbronn, M.; Attila, A. [s.n.] Türkiye K004348047 Yes
Rico, L.; et al. [1818] Tunisia K000296091 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [7422] Greece K004348043 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [(D56332)] Iran K004348041 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [53] Greece K004348045 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [7934] United Kingdom K004348289 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [6497] Türkiye K004348048 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [4514] K004348039 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [[G872]] West Bank K004348068 Yes
Mavromoustakis, G. [41] Cyprus K004348034 Yes
Lowne [325(bis)] Syria K004348060 Yes
Pichler, T.; Barbey, W. [273] K004348040 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [2661] Libya K004348234 Yes
[R.G.] [359] West Bank K004348072 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16093] Jordan K004348062 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2242] Cyprus K004348037 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Hanbury, D. [s.n.] Syria K004348054 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004348302 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [53] Greece K004348046 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4812] West Bank K004348059 Yes
Lascelles, A.G.; Lascelles, M.E. [5/01] Cyprus K004348033 Yes
Ball, J. [1384] Israel K004348058 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [7934] United Kingdom K004348291 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [4872] West Bank K004348067 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [7934] United Kingdom K004348294 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [511] Greece K004347954 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3260] Egypt K004348031 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jordan K004348063 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2242] Cyprus K004348036 Yes
s.coll. [526] West Bank K004348065 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2242] Cyprus K004348032 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Syria K004348052 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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