PUBLISHED IN: Kew Bulletin 15(3): 352. 1962.

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ETYMOLOGY:

BASIONYM: Bryonia palmata L., Species Plantarum 2: 1012. 1753.

SYNONYMY: Bryonia affinis Endl., Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae 68. 1833.
     Bryonopsis affinis (Endl.) Cogn., Monographiae Phanerogamarum 3: 479. 1881. Basionym: Bryonia affinis Endl., Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae 68. 1833.
     Bryonopsis laciniosa var. erythrocarpa Naudin, L'illustration horticole 12: t. 431. 1865.
     Bryonopsis laciniosa var. walkeri Chakr., Records of the Botanical Survey of India 17(1): 138. 1959.
     Ilocania pedata Merr., Philippine Journal of Science 13(1): 65–66. 1918.

INFRASPECIFIC TAXA:

VERNACULAR NAME: lollipop climber

OTHER VERNACULAR NAMES: striped cucumber, native bryony
     Japan: Okinawa-suzume-uri
     Malayali: kakkakothi, neysatti

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DESCRIPTION: Herbaceous climbing vine, 2–4m long. Fruit 2–3cm long.

CHROMOSOME NUMBER: n = 12.

DISTRIBUTION: Sri Lanka, subtropical Himalaya east to China and Japan, Malaysia. Cultivated elsewhere. Altitude 600–1800m.

ECOLOGY:

EDIBLE USE: Leaves used as greens by Malayalis.

MEDICINAL USE: Roots

OTHER USE: Ornamental

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