Bryonia cretica, Cretan Bryony,
דלעת-נחש מצויה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Bryonia cretica L. |
| Synonym name: |
| Bryonia multiflora sensu Boiss.p.p. et auct. non Boiss. et Heldr. |
| Common name: |
| Cretan Bryony |
| Hebrew name: |
| דלעת-נחש מצויה |
| Family: |
| Cucurbitaceae, דלועיים |
Date Picture Taken: March 9, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| hemicryptophyte, vine |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire dentate or serrate leaves |
| Flowers: |
| White, yellow green |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Scrub and woodland |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 9, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Bryonia, according to Pliny (Book XXIII 21-28) the name Bryonia stems from the Greek bryo and bryéin, which mean «to grow»
or «to sprout lushly» and which refer to the stalks that sprout rapidly and numerously from the root stock.
cretica, from the island of Crete.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810–1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
- The standard author abbreviation Heldr. is used to indicate Theodor Heinrich Hermann von Heldreich (1822–1902), a German botanist.
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