Dioscorea balcanica--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 060.jpg
Dioscorea balcanica--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 061.jpg
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Dioscorea balcanica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 011.jpg
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Native to Albania, NW. Balkan Pen. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.84458, 2.36086
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Location
Slovenia (University Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Ljubljana
Collectors
No collectors specified
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%
