Diversity of Satureja pilosa subsp. origanita essential oils: A new " oregano" from East Mediterranean

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 178-183

  Dardioti, Antonia ^a   Karousou, Regina ^a   Lanaras, Thomas ^a   Kokkini, Stella ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Essential oils; Linalool; NATURA 2000; P cymene; Satureja pilosa subsp. origanita; Thymol

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERB; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ODOR;

GREECE; THRACE;

LAVANDULA; ORIGANUM; SATUREJA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 81055155395     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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