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Ramonda serbica

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Ramonda serbica
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R. serbica
Binomial name
Ramonda serbica
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaixia serbica (Pančić) O.Schwarz

Ramonda serbica, commonly known as Serbian phoenix flower, is a species in the Gesneriaceae family. It is one of the few European representatives of this falmily, found in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. The flower was discovered by Serbian botanist Josif Pančić in 1874 near Niš.[2] It is known for its ability to be revived when watered, even when fully dehydrated.

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 3 October 2015
  2. ^ About Serbian Ramonda on this website pancic.bio.bg.ac.rs

Bibliography

  • Mike F. Quartacci, Olivera Glisic, Branka Stevanovic, and Flavia Navari-Izzo. Plasma membrane lipids in the resurrection plant Ramonda serbica following dehydration and rehydration.J.Exp.Bot 2001.53:2159-2166.
  • Rix, E.M. & Webb, D.A. 1972. Ramonda L.C.M. Richard. - In: Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. Flora Europaea vol. 3. Pp. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Markova, M. 1995. Ramonda. - In: Kozhuharov, S. Flora of People's Republic of Bulgaria. Vol. 10. Pp. 288-289. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Publishing House, Sofia. (In Bulgarian)
  • Petrova, A. & Vladimirov, V. 2010. Balkan endemics in the Bulgarian flora. - Phytologia Balcanica 16(2): 293-311.