scholarly journals The medicinal plants of Frangensko Plateau (Northeastern Bulgaria)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Dimcho Zahariev ◽  
Cvetelina Kacheva

Abstract The Frangensko Plateau is located in the northeastern part of Bulgaria and covers an area of 360 km2. On the territory of the plateau there are two protected areas, as well as two areas of the European ecological network NATURA 2000. The study of the medicinal plants on the territory of the Frangensko Plateau is made for the first time. As a result of our research we found 362 species of vascular plants from 242 genera and 80 families. The most of the families and the genera are represented by a small number of inferior taxa. The analysis of their life form indicates that the hemicryptophytes dominate with 39.50%, followed by the phanerophytes (22.10%). The biological types are represented mainly by perennial herbaceous plants (52.21%), annual herbaceous plants (14.09%) and trees (10.50%). There are 8 types of floristic elements divided in 32 groups. The largest percentage of species is of European type (51.93%). Among the medicinal plants, there are two Balkan endemic species, one Bulgarian endemic species and 30 relic species. Thirty four species with protection statute are described. The anthropophytes among the medicinal plants are 242 species (66.85%).

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimcho Zahariev

Abstract Bulgaria is one of the European countries with the greatest biodiversity, including biodiversity of medicinal plants. The object of this study is Chepan Mountain. It is located in Western Bulgaria and it is part of Balkan Mountain. On the territory of the Chepan Mountain (only 80 km2) we found 344 species of medicinal plants from 237 genera and 83 families. The floristic analysis indicates, that the most of the families and the genera are represented by a small number of inferior taxa. The hemicryptophytes dominate among the life forms with 49.71%. The biological types are represented mainly by perennial herbaceous plants (60.47%). There are 7 types of floristic elements divided in 27 groups. The largest percentage of species are of the European type (58.43%). Among the medicinal plants, there are two Balkan endemic species and 18 relic species. We described 23 species with protection statute. The anthropophytes among the medicinal plants are 220 species (63.95%).


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (no 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriem Benharbit ◽  
Jamila Dahmani ◽  
Mohamed Fassar ◽  
Aomar Dabghi ◽  
Mohsine Ziani ◽  
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From its Portuguese period, the historical city of Azemmour, on the Oum Errabia River banks, still boasts several monuments, including an imposing fortified wall. Among the factors of degradation that threaten this wall, we are particularly interested in the plant’s action growing over this monument. The objective was to start by establishing a list of plant species colonizing the wall, then to deduce the potential effects that vegetation can have on the substrate. We carried out a systematic sampling in Azemmour. After sampling and identifying the plants, we established a list of 58 species, belonging to 26 families and 49genera. TheAsteraceae family is the most represented with 11 species, followed by Solanaceae with 6 species, Poaceae with 5 species and Amaranthaceae with 4 species. Depending on their life form category, these plant’s roots are more or less intense, which leads to the dismantling of the masonry, and ultimately threatens ruin. The many medicinal plants found in the area are also a source of pressure on the site as they are anarchically uprooted by users. Devegetation measures must be undertaken urgently by conservators to control the spread of these plants in order to preserve the historic heritage.


2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Haxhi Halilaj ◽  
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Lirika Kupe ◽  
Avdyl Bajrami ◽  
Pirro Icka ◽  
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This paper aims to present the diversity of endemic plants in the Shutman area and an analysis of chorological groups and life forms. The flora of Shutman comprises 31 endemic plant species. Among them, there are 20 Balkan endemics, 1 stenoendemic and 5 sub-endemic species. They belong to 20 genera and 13 families. The richest among the endemics are families Asteraceae and Caryophyllaceae, both with 4 species. All endemics are herbaceous perennials. Hemicryptophytes dominate among life forms, accounting for 58.06%. Most of the species are Balkan floristic elements (20 species or 64.52%), followed by Southeast European and South European floristic elements, both with 3 taxa (9.68%). A total of 27 species have national or international conservation status. Reporting of Ranunculus degenii Kümmerle & Jav. for the first time in Shutman makes this area the second distribution record of this plant in Kosovo.


Author(s):  
Juan Herrero-Isern ◽  
Carmen Castañeda ◽  
Mauricio Velayos

Abstract This paper gives, for the first time, details of the vascular plants plus the soluble salts and other major components of their natural substrate in Salada Farrachuela, a hypersaline wetland located in the municipality of Tamarite, NE Spain. The wetland is situated on the outcropping evaporite-cored Barbastro Anticline, an area declared by the environmental authorities to be of community interest and part of the Natura 2000 network. This uncultivated and occasionally flooded wetland harbors plants able to withstand the conditions of their substrate whose upper layer (0–25 cm) has an average of 41% gypsum (CaSO4•2H2O), and 7.2 dS m−1 at 25 ºC electrical conductivity in 1:5 soil-to-water weight ratio (EC1:5) extracts. The EC1:5 value in the soil samples up to a depth of 2 m ranges from 6.23 to 7.95 dS m−1. At this depth, the average EC in the saturation extracts (ECe) is 37.0 dS m−1, with sulfate being the most abundant ion (503 meq L−1), followed by magnesium (492 meq L−1), sodium (113 meq L−1), and chloride (41 meq L−1). Salinity, hydric conditions, and halophilous vegetation contrast distinctly with the surrounding nonsaline gypseous land and its gypsophilous vegetation. This article provides a baseline for future investigations of the ecology of this wetland in relation to salinity, and a reference for the monitoring needed to guarantee its conservation. R esumen Este artículo da por primera vez noticia de las plantas vasculares y de las sales solubles y otros componentes mayoritarios del suelo de la Salada Farrachuela, un humedal hipersalino situado en el municipio de Tamarite de Litera, provincia de Huesca, en el NE de España. El humedal se localiza en el afloramiento del núcleo evaporítico del anticlinal de Barbastro, un área declarada de interés comunitario incluida en la Red Natura 2000. Este humedal, inculto e inundado ocasionalmente, alberga plantas adaptadas a un suelo cuya capa superior (0-25 cm) tiene por término medio un 41% de yeso (CaSO4•2H2O), 7.2 dS m−1 a 25 ºC de conductividad eléctrica en el extracto acuoso 1:5 en peso de suelo:agua (EC1:5). Para ese espesor de suelo, la conductividad eléctrica en extracto de saturación (ECe) a 25 ºC es 37.0 dS m−1, siendo el sulfato el ión más abundante (503 meq L−1) seguido del magnesio (492 meq L−1), sodio (113 meq L−1), y cloruro (41 meq L−1). La salinidad, las condiciones de humedad y la vegetación halófila contrastan fuertemente con las tierras circundantes, yesosas y no salinas. Este artículo puede ser un punto de partida para futuras investigaciones de la ecología del humedal en relación con la salinidad, y una referencia en el futuro seguimiento necesario para garantizar su conservación.


2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-205
Author(s):  
Dora Papković ◽  
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Antun Alegro ◽  

The vascular flora of the geomorphological natural monument Crveno jezero, located in the Dalmatian hinterland, was studied during 2017 for the first time. A total of 149 plant taxa belonging to 52 families were recorded, with Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, and Poaceae being the most abundant families. The dominance of Mediterranean, South-European, and Eurasian floral elements indicates that the study area is under the influence of both oceanic and continental climates, which is in accordance with the specific location of the study area. We noted a diversity of life form strategies, with the five main strategies having a share of at least 10% of the total number of species. Most species in the study area had competitive or stress-tolerant strategies, as well as the capacity for vegetative propagation, which was to be expected in this fairly unfavorable environment. No fewer than 15 recorded species are protected by law, including 11 endemic species, which represent 7.4% of the total flora. Most of the endemic species are Illyrian-Adriatic and Illyrian-Balkanic endemics. The results of the present study greatly contribute to the knowledge of the flora of Crveno jezero and the Imotski region, and they can be used as a basis for the future conservation of the area.


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1061
Author(s):  
Sims K. Lawson ◽  
Prabodh Satyal ◽  
William N. Setzer

As part of our evaluation of essential oils derived from Native American medicinal plants, we have obtained the essential oils of Agastache foeniculum (Pursch) Kuntze (Lamiaceae), Gaultheria procumbens L. (Ericaceae), Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet (Asteraceae), Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. (Asteraceae), Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx. (Lamiaceae), Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack. ex Mack. (Asteraceae), and Verbena hastata L. (Verbenaceae) by hydrodistillation. The essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatographic techniques. The essential oil of A. foeniculum was dominated by estragole (88–93%), while methyl salicylate (91%) dominated the G. procumbens essential oil. Germacrene D was the major component in H. helianthoides (42%) and L. spicata (24%). 1,8-Cineole (31%) and α-terpineol (17%) were the main compounds in P. incanum essential oil. The essential oil of S. uvedalia showed α-pinene (24%), perillene (15%), and β-caryophyllene (17%) as major components. Verbena hastata essential oil was rich in 1-octen-3-ol (up to 29%) and palmitic acid (up to 22%). Four of these essential oils, H. helianthoides, L. spicata, P. incanum, and V. hastata, are reported for the first time. Additionally, the enantiomeric distributions of several terpenoid components have been determined.


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
FRANCESCO BALLARIN ◽  
TAKESHI YAMASAKI ◽  
YONG-CHAO SU

Representatives of some poorly known spider species collected in the rainforest litter of the Orchid Island (Taiwan) are illustrated and discussed here. A new species, Brignoliella tao sp. nov. (Fam. Tetrablemmidae), endemic to Orchid Island, is described based on both sexes. The previously unknown female of Theridiosoma triumphale Zhao & Li, 2012 (Fam. Theridiosomatidae), is described for the first time. Zoma taiwanica (Zhang, Zhu & Tso 2006) comb. nov., from the same family, is illustrated and its transfer from the genus Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 to Zoma Saaristo, 1996 is proposed on the basis of morphological characters. Habitus and genitalia of the endemic species Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006 (Fam. Linyphiidae) are also illustrated. 


2015 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Sokoloff

New collections of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichen, and algae are reported for Cunningham Inlet on the north coast of Somerset Island, Nunavut. This list of 48 species of vascular plants, 13 bryophytes, 10 lichens, and five algae includes 136 specimens collected in 2013 and 39 previously unreported specimens from the National Herbarium of Canada at the Canadian Museum of Nature (CAN), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Vascular Plant Herbarium (DAO), and University of Alberta (ALTA). Ten vascular plants from previous collecting in 1958 are re-reported here to give a comprehensive account of the vascular plant flora of the region. Two vascular plants are recorded for the first time for Somerset Island: Smooth Draba (Draba glabella Pursh) and Edlund’s Fescue (Festuca edlundiae S. G. Aiken, Consaul & Lefkovitch).


Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
LORENZO PERUZZI ◽  
FABIO CONTI ◽  
FABRIZIO BARTOLUCCI

For the purpose of the present study we considered as Italian endemics those specific and subspecific taxa occurring in Italy that are not found elsewhere with the exception of Corsica (France) and Malta. This study presents an updated list of the endemic taxa in the Italian flora, including their geographical distribution at regional level. Italy is characterized by 1371 endemic species and subspecies (18.9% of the total vascular flora): three taxa belong to Lycopodiidae, one to Polypodiidae, two to Pinidae and 1365 to Magnoliidae (three paleoherbs, 221 monocots and 1144 eudicots). The endemic flora belongs to 29 orders, 67 families and 304 genera. Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and Abruzzo are the four regions richest in endemics. About 58% of endemics are confined to a single administrative region. The most represented orders, families and genera are: Asterales, Caryophyllales and Asparagales, Asteraceae, Plumbaginaceae and Caryophyllaceae, Limonium, Centaurea and Hieracium, respectively. The phytogeographic isolation of Sardinia and Sicily and the separation of peninsular Italy from Northern Italy is confirmed. The relative isolation of Puglia with respect the remaining southern Italian pensinsular regions is also confirmed. Alpine region endemics (from northern Italy) are underrepresented.


2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Vinita Sharma ◽  

Ten nematode species of order Dorylaimida were recorded for the first time from Uttarakhand during survey of terrestrial nematodes associated with forest trees and medicinal plants in Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India.


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