Many species comprise multiple cytotypes that represent autopolyploids, or presumed
autopolyploids, of the basic diploid cytotype. However, rarely has an autopolyploid been …

Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

Natural hybridisation and polyploidy are currently recognised as drivers of biodiversity,
despite early scepticism about their importance. The Mediterranean region is a biodiversity …

Thymus persicus, which grows in the northwest area of Iran, is a valuable natural source of
medicinal pentacyclic triterpenoids (PTs), ie betulinic acid, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid …

Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is one of the important medicinal plant species. In order to
produce an autotetraploid population of basil (Ocimum basilicum) by colchicine, different …

In order to produce an autotetraploid population of anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum L.),
different concentrations of antimitotic agents including colchicine (0, 5000, 12,500 and …

We evaluated the utility of the core barcode regions (matK and rbcL) and the plastid
intergenic spacer trnH-psbA to distinguish between Thymus spp. This is a taxonomically …

Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) is a small woody perennial grown for essential oil, which
is steam distilled from flowers. To potentially improve size of flowers and oil yield we …

Lavandula× intermedia (lavandins) are naturally occurring hybrids of Lavandula angustifolia
(lavender) and Lavandula latifolia (spike lavender) which are grown for their essential oil …

The mint family (Lamiaceae) is one of the largest and most distinctive families of flowering
plants, with about 220 genera and almost 4000 species worldwide. This family has an …