BRYONIA . CUCURBITACEÆ (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 469 
Folia 8-20 cent. longa, 6-15 cent. lata, ovata ovato-oblonga vel sub- 
hastæformia, basi emarginata vel truncata, supra glauco-viridia niti- 
dula et pilis brevibus sparsis scabrisque vestila, subtus pallida brevi- 
ter villosa et ad nervos hispida, undulata vel plus minusve trilobata ; 
nervi robusti, subtus valde prominentes. Pedunculus communis mas- 
culus robustus, teres, dense villoso-hirsutus, petiolo brevior; pedicelli 
breviter villosi, 1-3 cent. longi, ad basim bracteolati. Calycis seg- 
menta villosa, anguste lanceolata, 5 mill. longa, 1 '/,-2 mill. lata. 
Corolla pallide flava, 3 cent. lata, segmentis trinerviis, mucronatis. 
Staminum filamenta crassiuscula, 3 mill. longa, ad basim leviter vil- 
losa; antheræ biloculares suborbiculares, 3-3 '/, mill. latæ. Fructus 
glauco-viridis, utrinque obtusus, 4-5 cent. longus, 2-2 '/, cent. cras- 
sus. Semina fusca, tumida, 4 mill. longa. 
In Hispania (Bourgeau n. 493, Pavon, Reuter, Boissier, Costa, ete.) ; 
in Lusitania (Welwitsch, n. 182); in Gallia meridionali (Salzmann 
n. 83, St-Hilaire, Boissier, etc.); in Corsica (Bourgeau n. 172); in 
Sardinia (Moris, Thomas) ; in Italia (Billot n. 2672, Savi, Errera, etc.); 
in Sicilia (Parlatore, Todaro n. 217); in ins. Melita (Webb, Duthie); 
in Istria (Wawra n. 406, Mirich, etc.); in Dalmatia (Fenzl, etc.); in 
Græcia (Heldreich n. 3489, ete.); in ins. Creta (Heldreich n. 715); 
in agro Byzantino (Wiedemann ; Aucher-Eloy n. 2856); in Syria (Un- 
ser n. 667; Gaillardot n. 2517); in Caucaso (Hohenacker n. 2868; 
Boyer; Goldbach); prope Tiflis (Rehmann); in insul. Cypro (Kotschy 
n. 111; Gaudry n. 53); in Tuneti (Kralik); in Algeria (Durando n. 58, 
Choulette n. 44, Paris n. 57, etc.); in ins. Azorica S. Maria (Godman). 
8, palmatipartita Boiss.! Fl. Or. 2, p. 760. — Folia in lacinias 
elongatas oblongas pinnatifidas palmatipartita. 
Prope Athenas (Orphanides n. 396 in herb. Boiss.); in Gallia meri- 
dionali prope Sigean (J. Gay in herb. Kew.). 
XX. BRYONIA, Tourn. Instit. p. 102; Linn. Gen. p. 298, ed. 6, 
P. 508, Spec. edit. 1, p. 1012; edit. 2, p. 1438; Juss. Gen. p. 394; 
Willd. Spec. 4, p. 616; Wahlenb. Fl. Suec. 2, p. 630; Ser. in DC. 
Prodr. 3, p. 304; Meisn. Gen. p. 127 (91); Spach, Vég. phan. 6, 
p. 225; Webb et Berth. Phyt. Canar. 2, p. 1; Endl. Gen. p. 936; 
Rom, Syn. fase. 2, p. 11; Naud. in Ann. sc. nat. ser. 4, v. 12, 
P. 137; v. 16, p. 171; v. 18, p. 192; Benth. et Hook. Gen. 1, p. 829; 
Boiss. F1. Orient. 2, p. 760. 
Flores dioici, rarissime monoici. Maseuli racemosi. Calycis tubus 
