Amorphological and anatomical study of Bryonia cretica,L. and Ecballium elaterium (L) A.RICH. (Cucurbitaceae )

Two species of the Cucurbitaceae were collected and studied during Fep.2013 and June 2014 in Lattakia. As a result of this study, Ecballium elaterium was recorded on the Syrian coast ,while the other was´t. In this research where they were given an accurate scientific description The research also included examining the pollens,the result of which was that the pollens were similar in shape of the elliptic, prolate and sometimes globular shape. Trilinear growth holes were proved to exist in both species ,the fact that had made proof the correspondence between them. this Paleonological study is considered to be the first to study such these two species. It involved an anatomical additional study acted upon the above-mentioned. Two species where we examind thin cross section of the root, stem ,leaf neckband and the leaf.