Morphometric studies of Sideritis scardica Grsb. and S. syriaca L. in their natural populations in Bulgaria

Aneva, Ina; Zhelev, P.

doi:10.35588/blacpma.19.18.1.06

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“…The phenotypic evaluation of S. scardica's populations from the six case study sites revealed a high morphological diversity of leaf and inflorescence traits, as observed from the coefficient of variations (higher than 15%). Similar to our data, Aneva and Zhelev (2019) [62] reported high phenotypic diversity (coefficient of variation (CV) higher than 20%) among six wild populations of S. scardica in Bulgaria. Several studies report the phytochemical profiling and bioactivities of Sideritis sp.…”

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Abundance and Phenotypic Diversity of the Medicinal Sideritis Scardica Griseb. in Relation to Floristic Composition of Its Habitat in Northern Greece

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Sideritis scardica (S. scardica) is an endemic medicinal species of the Central Balkan Peninsula. The aerial parts are traditionally used in folk medicine and, therefore, have been collected extensively from natural habitats. Overexploitation in combination with climate change has resulted in severely fragmented populations. In this context, the purpose of this study was to access the abundance and phenotypic diversity of S. scardica populations in relation to plant community structure and environmental and anthropogenic factors in six mountainous areas of Northern Greece. For this reason, the floristic composition and diversity was determined by accessing the number of plant species, number of individuals per plant species, and plant cover in each study area. In addition, the soil properties of the studied areas were determined and the phenotypic diversity of S. scardica populations was accessed through the imaging of leaf and inflorescence main characteristics. As a result, 141 plant species were identified in all studied areas, while the floristic composition clearly distinguished the North-Central from the North-Eastern studied areas. S. scardica was the predominant species in the habitats where the presence of forbs was favored, while a high presence of graminoid and shrub species in the study areas depressed its presence. A high coefficient of variations was recorded among the six populations, varying from 12.2%–29.2% and 13.3%–43.1% for inflorescence and leaf traits.

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Abundance and Phenotypic Diversity of the Medicinal Sideritis Scardica Griseb. in Relation to Floristic Composition of Its Habitat in Northern Greece

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“…The applied cluster and principal component analyses clearly separated the population Chervenata Stena from the remaining populations of both S. scardica and S. syriaca (see [15]). The applied cluster and principal component analyses clearly separated the population Chervenata Stena from the remaining populations of both S. scardica and S. syriaca (see [15]). The juvenile seedlings of S. scardica from Trigrad and S. elica differed clearly in their pubescence although both localities are situated in the same mountain range (Figure 4).…”

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Sideritis elica, a New Species of Lamiaceae from Bulgaria, Revealed by Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny

Aneva

Zhelev

Bonchev

2022

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Sideritis elica, from the Rhodope Mountains, is described as a species new to science. Results of a detailed morphological analysis were combined with the data of molecular analyses using DNA barcoding as an efficient tool for the genetic, taxonomic identification of plants. The combination of morphological features distinguishes the new species well: Its first three uppermost leaf pairs are significantly shorter and wider, the branchiness of the stems is much more frequent, the whole plant is much more lanate, and it looks almost white, as opposed to the other closed species of section Empedoclia, which look grayish green. The molecular analysis, based on the rbcL and trnH-psbA regions, supports the morphological data about the divergence of Sideritis scardica and Sideritis elica. The studied populations of the two taxa were found to be genetically distant (up to 6.8% polymorphism for trnH-psbA) with distinct population-specific nucleotide patterns, while no polymorphism in the DNA barcodes was detected within the Sideritis elica population. The results confirm the existence of a new species called Sideritis elica, which occurs in the nature reserve Chervenata Stena, located in the northern part of the Central Rhodope Mountains. There were only 12 individuals found in the locality, which underlines the necessity of conservation measures.

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“…Therefore, studying of individuals from natural populations could be more sound. Unfortunately, this is not always possible when making the taxonomic revisions and in most cases the researcher relies on incomplete set of herbarium specimens (Aneva & Zhelev, 2019).…”

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Inter and intra population phenotypic variability of Lippia integrifolia(Verbenaceae) and its natural situation in the west-center of Argentina

Brunetti¹,

Leiva²,

Zapata³

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The species Lippia integrifoliais an aromatic, sub-woody shrub, distributed from Northwest and Central Argentina to Bolivia. It is among the most important native aromatic species. It presents medicinal properties, some of which have been scientifically proven. As an alternative to harvesting, the process of domestication of the species was initiated. The objective of this work was to assess the phenotypic variability based on botanical-taxonomic and morpho-agronomic descriptors and the use of indicators to evaluate its natural situation in the west-center of Argentina. We worked in five wild populations, registering morphological variables, phenology, natural regeneration, herbivory and presence of diseases. L. integrifoliapresents a wide morphological variability, which can be explained with three morphological descriptors. Natural regeneration ́s rate is very low to zero, in four of the sites. The results obtained are of importance to make decisions related to the sustainable use in situ, and to begin a program of domestication of the species.

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Morphometric studies of Sideritis scardica Grsb. and S. syriaca L. in their natural populations in Bulgaria

Abstract: Morphometric studies of Sideritis scardica Grsb. and S. syriaca L. in their natural populations in Bulgaria [Estudios morfométricos de Sideritis scardica Grsb. y S. syriaca L. en sus poblaciones naturales en Bulgaria]

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Abundance and Phenotypic Diversity of the Medicinal Sideritis Scardica Griseb. in Relation to Floristic Composition of Its Habitat in Northern Greece

Abundance and Phenotypic Diversity of the Medicinal Sideritis Scardica Griseb. in Relation to Floristic Composition of Its Habitat in Northern Greece

Sideritis elica, a New Species of Lamiaceae from Bulgaria, Revealed by Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny

Inter and intra population phenotypic variability of Lippia integrifolia(Verbenaceae) and its natural situation in the west-center of Argentina

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