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Distribution, Ecology, and Some Taxonomical Notes of the Genera Gentiana L. and Gentianella Moench (Gentianaceae) in the Balkans

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To date, 17 taxa at species and subspecies rank of the genus Gentiana and 13 species of the genus Gentianella have been recorded in the Balkan Peninsula. The majority of species of both these genera are distributed in mountainous areas of the Balkans, i.e., in the Dinaric Alps in South West Croatia, Montenegro, and Northern Albania, in the northern parts of the Scardo-Pindhic mountains in South West Serbia, Northern Macedonia, and North East Albania, as well as in the Balkan and the Rhodope mountain ranges in Bulgaria. A noticeable feature is a relatively small number of endemic taxa of both genera in the Balkan mountains in comparison to their presence in the Alps and Carpathians. Certain problems persist in the taxonomy of Gentiana and Gentianella in the Balkans, arising from the complex history and evolution of the populations of different species during the Ice Age, i.e., in the course of the succession of glacial and interglacial periods.

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This study was supported by the funding from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia (Grant no. 173030, project: “Plant biodiversity of Serbia and the Balkans—assessment, sustainable use and protection”).

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Stevanović, V., Jakovljević, K. (2014). Distribution, Ecology, and Some Taxonomical Notes of the Genera Gentiana L. and Gentianella Moench (Gentianaceae) in the Balkans. In: Rybczyński, J., Davey, M., Mikuła, A. (eds) The Gentianaceae - Volume 1: Characterization and Ecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54010-3_5

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