Dioscorea balcanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. balcanica
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Binomial name | |
Dioscorea balcanica |
Dioscorea balcanica is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.
Height 2–5 m. Flowers cup-shaped, arranged in racemes, producing loculicidal capsules.
This species was named in 1914 by Nedeljko Kosanin (1874–1934), manager (1906–1934) of the Jevremovac botanical gardens in Belgrade, Serbia. [2]
Balkans: Montenegro to North Albania (see map). [3] As such it is the only wild Dioscorea species found on the Balkan Peninsula where it is endemic. It is considered an endangered species and has been placed under protection. [4]
Dioscorea balcanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. balcanica
|
Binomial name | |
Dioscorea balcanica |
Dioscorea balcanica is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.
Height 2–5 m. Flowers cup-shaped, arranged in racemes, producing loculicidal capsules.
This species was named in 1914 by Nedeljko Kosanin (1874–1934), manager (1906–1934) of the Jevremovac botanical gardens in Belgrade, Serbia. [2]
Balkans: Montenegro to North Albania (see map). [3] As such it is the only wild Dioscorea species found on the Balkan Peninsula where it is endemic. It is considered an endangered species and has been placed under protection. [4]