Cucurbitaceae

Bryonia cretica

Bryonia L. Bryonia cretica L Ömür: Çok yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 5 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 5 Habitat: çalılıklarda ve çitlerde Minimum yükseklik: 0 Maksimum yükseklik: 550 Endemik: - Element: B. Akdeniz Türkiye dağılımı: B. ve G. Anadolu Genel dağılımı: B. Akdeniz Bulunduğu kareler:C1 C2 C3 C5 C6

B. cretica L.. Sp. PL 1013 (1753). Ic: Tackh., Stud. Fl. Egypt 95, t. 8 (1956). Stems glabrous or coarsely spiculate, rarely glaucous. Leaves ovate-cordate or broadly so, 3-9 x 3.5-9 cm, shallowly to deeply 5-7-Iobed, the lobes lanceolate or ovate, rather obtusely or sometimes sharply sinuate-toothed or (usually 3-) lobulate. Petiole glabrous or sparsely spiculate, sometimes glaucous, often short, 0.5-5 cm. Male racemes 4.5-13.5 cm, glabrous or almost so except for a few glands on the pedicels; sepals triangular-dentiform, 1-2 mm, petals 3-6 x 2.2-4 mm. Female inflorescences few- to many-fiowered, lax or congested; sepals 1.8-2.8 mm; petals 2.5-4 x 1.3-2.3 mm. Stigmas coarsely hairy. Fruits red, 8-9 mm. Fl. 5. In bushes and hedges, s.1.-550 m.   Described from cultivated plants originating from Crete (BM!).   W. & S. Anatolia, Islands. C1 Izmir: Samsun Da. peninsula, N. coast, 19 km S. of Kuşadasi, nr. Girzel Çamli, Brummitt 6497! C2 Muğla: Marmaris, iv 1956, Heilbronn & Başarman. C3 Antalya: Konya alti, 23 v 1950, Heilbronn & Attila! C5 Içel: Viranşehir, Baytop 15088! Ayas, Baytop 15103! C6 Hatay: nr. Beilan (Belen), above Attyk, Kotschy 381! Maraş: 10 km S. of Maraş, D. 27336! Is: Fournoi, Alazonisi I., Rech. 4514! Khalki, nr. Anagyris fort on path to Chorio, Gathorne-Hardy 718! & unloc, Fors.-Maj. 332! Kos, Asklepieion, Rech. 7934; Rodhos, Akramiti Mts., between Siana and Monolithos, Rech. 7422! Elias Mts., near Salakos, Rech. 7233! nr. Bastida, Bourgeau 53! Dimilia, Fiori 484 & unloc, Aucher 2855!   E. Mediterranean area. E. Medit. element.