Biology:Degenia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Degenia | |
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| Degenia velebitica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Degenia Hayek |
| Species: | D. velebitica
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| Binomial name | |
| Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek
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Degenia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Brassicaceae containing the single species Degenia velebitica. The yellow-flowered plant is endemic to the Velebit and Kapela mountain ranges of Croatia. It is an endangered species and has had protected status since 1964.[1]
Discovered by Árpád Degen in 1917,[1] the species has since become a symbol of the region.[citation needed] Known in Croatian by the translation of the binomial name (velebitska degenija), it was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 lipa coin, minted from 1993 to 2022.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naumovski, Dubravka (2005). "Germination ecology of seeds of endemic species Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek (Brassicaceae)". Acta Botanica Croatica 64 (2): 323–30. https://hrcak.srce.hr/en/3359.
- ↑ Croatian National Bank. Kuna and Lipa, Coins of Croatia : 50 Lipa Coin . – Retrieved on 31 March 2009.
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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