PUBLISHED IN: Species Plantarum 2: 1012. 1753.

TYPE: (Lectotype: LINN-1153.1). Designated by C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 23: 455. 1969.

ETYMOLOGY: alba: white.

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VERNACULAR NAME: white bryony

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DESCRIPTION: Plants monoecious in northern Europe, while mostly dioecious in southeastern Europe; large taproot; calyx as long as corolla; corolla white; stigmas glabrous; ripe fruits are black berries.

CHROMOSOME NUMBER: 2n = 20.

DISTRIBUTION: Europe, reaching the northernmost limit of the family in Scandinavia, over to central Asia.

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