XII. 
BRYONIA ALBA. 
(BLACK-BERRIED WHITE BRYONY.*) 
SynonyMs.—Vitis nigris, Matthio!. Bryonia alba vulg., Linn. Bryonia dioica, 
Jacq. Bryonia vera. Vitis alba. Uva serpentina, s. anquina colubrina. 
Forrtan Names.—Fr. : Bryone, Coulevre. Ital. : Brionia, Vita bianca. Span. : 
Neuza alba. Port.: Norea branca. Ger.: Weisse Zaunrube, Stichwurz. Dut.: 
Welde wyngaar, Witte Bryon. Swed.: Hundrosva. Pol.: Pryestepbiaty. 
Nat. Order, CucursiracE®.—Monacta, MonoDELPHIA. 
Gen. Cuar.—Calyx five-cleft. Corolla five-cleft; barren anthers in 
two pairs, and a single one fertile. Style three-cleft. Berry three- 
celled; skin thin; herbaceous climbers, with simple tendrils, and stalked, 
alternate leaves. 
Sprc. Coar.— Leaves cordate, five-lobed, dentate, calloso-scabrous. Flowers 
racemose, corymbose, monecious. Calyx, in fertile flowers, as long as 
corolla. Stigma smooth. Berry black. 
History.—The Bryonia was one of the ancient remedies. 
Dioscorides mentions three kinds: the Ausehos uehana, the Bry- 
Onia alba of Linneus; the Ayaedos Asuxn, oF Vitis alba, the 
Bryonia dioica ; and the Auzedos ayeia, the Tamus communis, or 
black Bryony; but this latter he carefully distinguishes from the 
other two, and considers it mild and edible. He treats of them 
at considerable length, and recommends the Bryonia alba (Vitis 
Fig. 1. The calyx and corolla of male flower. 2. Section of ditto, to show the 
stamen. 3. The anther. 4. Section of ditto. 5. Female flower. 6, The germen, 
styles, and stigma. 7. Section of the berry, showing the position of the seeds. 
* The name is derived from Bpvw, germino, expressive of the vigorous and rapid 
growth of its annual stems from the perennial root. : 
