Dioscorea balcanica is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.

Description

Height 2–5 m. Flowers cup-shaped, arranged in racemes, producing loculicidal capsules.

Taxonomy

This species was named in 1914 by Nedeljko Kosanin (1874–1934), manager (1906–1934) of the Jevremovac botanical gardens in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]

Distribution

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]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos 2016.
  2. ^ a b Košanin 1914.
  3. ^ eMonocot 2014.
  4. ^ Šavikin-Fodulović et al 1998.

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