Dioscorea balcanica

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Dioscorea balcanica
Scientific classification Edit this 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
.

Description

Height 2–5 m.

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

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.

Bibliography

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  • "Dioscorea balcanica Košanin".
    Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden
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  • "Dioscorea balcanica Košanin". eMonocot. 2014. Distribution maps
  • Košanin, Nedelyko (1914). "Dioscorea balcanica".
    S2CID 29806734
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  • Šavikin-Fodulović, Katarina; Grubišić, Dragoljub; Ćulafić, Ljubinka; Menković, Nebojša; Ristić, Mihailo (June 1998). "Diosgenin and phytosterols content in five callus lines of Dioscorea balcanica".
    doi:10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00036-3
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  • "Dioscorea balcanica". Hortipedia. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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