Bryonia dioica

Also known as Bryonia cretica dioica, bryony black, Bryonea Dioicia

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae

Observations recorded187,196

La briònia (Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica) també denominada nap coent, carabassina, colobrina, columbrina, truca, tuca, carabassa morisca, carabasser bord, carabassera borda, carabasseta, carabassí, carabauna, cep blanc, nap del diable, nap salvatge és una planta enfiladissa de la família de les cucurbitàcies. Etimològicament, el nom del gènere prové del terme «bryo», empènyer, en raó de la seva alta velocitat de creixença.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,389
With media: 1,122
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Collections: CAS, SFSU, CDA, MADUG-UG, RSA, CM
Recorded in: United States, Mexico, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Morocco, Europe

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Bryonia
Image: Dettaglio - Cucurbitaceae Bryonia dioica Erbario Frizzi Perugia n. 2357.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Bryonia dioica
Commons category: Bryonia dioica
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8028
taxon common name: punakoiranköynnös
Commons gallery: Bryonia dioica
short name: B. dioica

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Encyclopedic overview

Bryonia dioica, known by the common names red bryony and white bryony, also English mandrake or ladies' seal, is a perennial climbing vine indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant in the cucumber family Cucurbitaceae with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces a red berry fruit.

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