Bryonia cretica L.

General Appearance

Bryonia cretica L., it is a climbing tuberous geophyte, up to 1 m or more long, branched, with simple tendrils. Leaves palmately (3-) 5 (-7)-lobed, cordate-ovate, up to 10 x 12 cm; variable, hispid or roughly hairy with short, appressed hairs, petiolate; lobes entire or with few, large, sub obtuse teeth; the central lobe usually ± longer than the others, up to 3 cm broad. Flowers in axillary cymes, those of the male plants peduncled, corymbose, 3-8, pale-green, c. 1.5 cm in diam.; those of female plants ± sessile, umbellate, 2-5. greenish c. 1 cm in diam. Sepals triangular, spreading, densely glandular hairy to almost eglandular in male flowers. Corolla twice or more as long as the sepals. Sepals and petals smaller in female flowers. Stigmas papillose-hairy. Berry 5·8 (-10) mm in diam., red when ripe with 3-6 seeds.

Flowering in: Feb-Apr.

Life Form

G, H, Cli.

Phytochoria

ES+MED. The native range of this species is Europe to Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabrath 1967 Sabrata 2008

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptis Magna 1974 Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006

Sirte Plains: Sirte 1969

Benghazi Plain: Reported from Benghazi by Durand & Barratte Reported from Ajdabia by Durand & Barratte Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021

Jabal Nafusa: Abughilan, Reynana 1972 Yefren, Ain Rumia 1974 Gharian, Abughilan 1976 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Khsaya) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 S.of AL-Marj 2011 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Reported from Toburk by Durand & Barratte

Al-Kufra area: Reported from Al-Kufra by Durand & Barratte

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291575-1

Link of images: https://flora.org.il/en/plants/BRYCRE/, https://eol.org/pages/594181

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291575-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/291575-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000572960, https://www.gbif.org/species/2874496, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/142531/bryonia-cretica-l, https://biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com/2016/03/bryonia-cretica-l-cyprus.html https://flora.org.il/en/plants/BRYCRE/, https://eol.org/pages/594181

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cucuribitaceae Vol. (32) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 7.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf

Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. 2021.-مضغوط

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf

Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2013

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic).

EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf

FLORA AND VEGETATION ON SOUTH EL-MARJ ZONE SOUTH EL-JABAL EL-AKHADAR.2011

El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wz8jpkIAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ALTsoucAAAAJ&hl=en, https://journals.uob.edu.ly/index.php/sjuob/issue/view/71

Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. 2010

El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic).

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Al-Shif, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

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