Name
The earliest written mention of the Prokletije (from Ptolemy's map) is Mons Bertiscus. Bertiscus is still a form of that mountain's name and is used in the form 'bertiscae' for an endemic species or species that have their locus classicus in the mountains, such as Valeriana bertiscae, Crepis bertiscae and Iris bertiscae.
In Montenegrin/Serbian and Albanian, Prokletije means "the cursed ", possibly because they are perceived as insurmountable and wild. Albanians also call the range Alpet Shqiptare, meaning "Albanian Alps".
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