Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3834

Full Length Research Paper

Variation in essential oils to study the biodiversity in Satureja montana L.

Alban Ibraliu1,2*, Xuefei Mi2 and Fetah Elezi3
1Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz Tirana, Albania. 2Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science, and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany. 3Albanian Gen Bank, Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz Tirana, Albania.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 04 April 2011
  •  Published: 18 July 2011

Abstract

Albania has a very diverse climate from subtropical to continental and high relief variation, has a very rich flora. The Albanian flora comprises 3250 plant species or about 30% of the European flora, with about 30 endemic and 180 subendemic species. More than 300 species are aromatic or medicinal plants, which are very important economic natural resources. Further, they play an important role in everyday life. Of all these species, 68 species are endangered (EN). The employment of the new data analysis technique and statistical software provide a good support to conduct research in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants.

 

Key words: Albania, medicinal and aromatic plants, statistical software.