Calamintha cretica (Lamiaceae), a Cretan endemic: Distribution and essential oil composition |
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| Authors: | R Karousou S Kokkini J-M Bessière D Vokou |
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| Institution: | Inst. of Systematic Botany &Phytogeography, School of Biology, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece;École Nationale Supeérieure de Chimie, 8 rue École Normale, F-34075 Montpellier Cedex, France;Dept. of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Abstract: | The distribution of Calamintha cretica , a taxon restricted on the massif of Levka Ori (White Mountains W. Crete, Greece), is presented. The essential oils of three populations were examined by means of GC and GC-MS. The essential oil yield varied from 0.5% to 1.9%, whereas the major compounds were in all cases piperitenone oxide (26.4–41.3%) and piperitone oxide (33.8–59.9%). Like all other Calamintha taxa examined to date, it is a species rich in p -menthane compounds. The results are further discussed in relation to their chemotaxonomic value. |
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