| 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: Serbia andMontenegro to North Albania (see map). [3] It is a Tertiary relicct and 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]
