Taxon:
Bryonia cretica L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1013. 1753
Verified:
07/31/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
- Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Bryonia+cretica&quantity=1
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
- Jeffrey, C. 1969. A review of the genus Bryonia L. (Cucurbitaceae). Kew Bull. 23:447-449.
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
- Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | Crete | incl. Crete |
Native
Africa
-
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt (n.), Libya
Asia-Temperate
-
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece [Crete (incl. Crete)]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | | Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. |