Native to Albania, NW. Balkan Pen. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Slovenia (University Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Ljubljana
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.84458, 2.36086
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Specific Epithet
balcanica
Authorship
Košanin
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#136,547 of 335,497
Top 41%
Extinction probability
13%