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A genus of 12 species of perennial cucurbits, native of Eu. and W. Asia. They are herbaceous from a tuberous root, with staminate fls. in racemes, while Bryonopsis is an annual plant, with the staminate fls. in fascicles. All species of Bryonia are dioecious except B. alba. Bryonopsis is monoecious. See Cogniaux, in DC. Mon. Phan. 2:469.
A genus of 12 species of perennial cucurbits, native of Eu. and W. Asia. They are herbaceous from a tuberous root, with staminate fls. in racemes, while Bryonopsis is an annual plant, with the staminate fls. in fascicles. All species of Bryonia are dioecious except B. alba. Bryonopsis is monoecious. See Cogniaux, in DC. Mon. Phan. 2:469.
B. laciniosa, Linn.- Bryonopsis laciniosa.
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