Degenia

Degenia velebitica
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]

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Degenia velebitica depicted on the coat of arms of the Lika-Senj County, Croatia, the area it is endemic to.

References

1. ^ 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
2. ^ Croatian National Bank. Kuna and Lipa, Coins of Croatia: 50 Lipa Coin. – Retrieved on 31 March 2009.

External links

• Picture outside Wikipedia
• Germination ecology of seeds of endemic species Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek (Brassicaceae)