Degenia
Degenia velebitica | |
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Degenia velebitica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Degenia |
Species: | D. velebitica |
Binomial name | |
Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek | |
Degenia is a monotypic plant genus in the mustard family containing the single species Degenia velebitica (Croatian: velebitska degenija). The yellow-flowered plant is endemic to Velebit and Kapela mountain ranges, and has become a symbol of the region.
Discovered by Dr. Àrpàd Degen on 17 July 1917,[1] the Degenia velebitica is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 lipa coin, minted since 1993.[2]
References
- ↑ Dubravka Naumovski, Germination ecology of seeds of endemic species Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek (Brassicaceae), pg. 1, Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (2005), ISSN 0365-0588
- ↑ Croatian National Bank. Kuna and Lipa, Coins of Croatia: 50 Lipa Coin. – Retrieved on 31 March 2009.
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