Common name: White Bryony
Scientific name: Bryonia dioica 歐洲甜瓜, 瀉根
Genus: Bryonia 瀉根屬
Family: Cucurbitaceae 葫蘆科, cucurbits or gourd family
Remarks*:
Origin: native
Date: 22th June
A dioecious climber, can reach up to 5 m. Leaves palmately lobed.
Underside of the leaf.
Only 1 tendril arising from each leaf axil.
Male flowers are also arising from the tendril of the leaf.
Flowering shoots with leaves.
Flower buds.
A male flower.
5 petals and 5 stamens for each male flower.
Photo enlarged further too see the pearl-looking pollens on the surface of the yellow anthers.
Photo enlarged below to see the details of the underside of the flower.
The underside of the male flower, showing the 5 small triangular green sepals.
Female flowering shoot.
Female flowers are more closely packed together than the male flowers because the pedicels of the female flowers are much shorter than the male one.
Each female flower has 5 petals and 1 style with 3 stigmas.
The style with 3 stigmas could be clearly seen here.
Side view of the female flower.
The ovaries are located under the petals of the female flowers.
This photo seems that the male flowers and the forming fruits are found on the same vine? However, it is dioecious from the literature...
The petals are withering whereas the ovary are enlarging and changing into fruits.
The forming fruits.
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