Essential oil and its systematic significance in species of Micromeria Bentham from Serbia & Montenegro

The composition and quantity of the essential oil of Micromeria allowed us to clearly distinguish between sections Pseudomelissa and Eumicromeria. According to our results the species of section Pseudomelissa (M. thymifolia, M. albanica, M. dalmatica and M. pulegium) contained a large quantity of oi...

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Published inPlant systematics and evolution Vol. 255; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors Slavkovska, V., Couladis, M., Bojovic, S., Tzakou, O., Pavlovic, M., Lakusic, B., Jancic, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.09.2005
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biological taxonomies
Canyons
Chemical composition
Endemic species
Essential oils
Micromeria
Monoterpenes
Oils & fats
Oxides
Pharmacies
Plants
Sesquiterpenes
Species
Terpenes
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Summary:The composition and quantity of the essential oil of Micromeria allowed us to clearly distinguish between sections Pseudomelissa and Eumicromeria. According to our results the species of section Pseudomelissa (M. thymifolia, M. albanica, M. dalmatica and M. pulegium) contained a large quantity of oil (> 0.5%) dominated by oxygenated monoterpenes of the menthane type, while the species of section Eumicromeria (M. croatica, M. juliana, M. cristata and M. parviflora) had a small quantity of essential oil (<0.5 %) dominated by various terpene compounds. 0.5% of essential oil is defined like boundary value on the basis of the lowest quantity of essential oil measured in populations of species of section Pseudomelissa.
ISSN:0378-2697
1615-6110
2199-6881
DOI:10.1007/s00606-005-0303-y