<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The identification of species in the genus Mentha is especially difficult because of the ease of hybridization, favoured by gynodioecy, which is further complicated by polymorphism, cultivation, polyploidy and vegetative propagation. This all explains the genicpopulation and microevolutionary background for variability of mints. In this work we studied the usage of micromorphological and phytochemical parameters in identification and characterization of selected Mentha species. On abaxial surface of leaves of 20 Mentha populations we determined the size and the number of peltate glandular trichomes. The essential oil was analysed by GC MS. We identified and characterized populations of M. × piperita, M. spicata, M. spicata subsp. condensata, M. spicata var. crispa, M. spicata var. citrata, M. × gentilis, M. aquatic, M. arvensis amd M. longifolia. The size and the number of peltate glandular trichomes contribute to characterisation of some Mentha species (especially in M. longifolia and M. × piperita).</p></abstract>

The identification of species in the genus Mentha is especially difficult because of the ease of hybridization, favoured by gynodioecy, which is further complicated by polymorphism, cultivation, polyploidy and vegetative propagation. This all explains the genicpopulation and microevolutionary background for variability of mints. In this work we studied the usage of micromorphological and phytochemical parameters in identification and characterization of selected Mentha species. On abaxial surface of leaves of 20 Mentha populations we determined the size and the number of peltate glandular trichomes. The essential oil was analysed by GC MS. We identified and characterized populations of M. × piperita, M. spicata, M. spicata subsp. condensata, M. spicata var. crispa, M. spicata var. citrata, M. × gentilis, M. aquatic, M. arvensis amd M. longifolia. The size and the number of peltate glandular trichomes contribute to characterisation of some Mentha species (especially in M. longifolia and M. × piperita).

The exploitation of micromorphological parameters for identification in the section / Mentha Využitie mikromorfologických parametrov pri identifikácii v sekcii Mentha

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Pharmacy, Departments of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Slovakia

European Pharmaceutical Journal

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The identification of species in the genus Mentha is especially difficult because of the ease of hybridization, favoured by gynodioecy, which is further...

The exploitation of micromorphological parameters for identification in the section / Mentha Využitie mikromorfologických parametrov pri identifikácii v sekcii Mentha

Published Online: Jun 22, 2015

Page range: 9 - 14

Received: Jan 22, 2015

Accepted: Mar 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/afpuc-2015-0004

Keywords
Mentha - peltate glandular trichomes - quantitative microscopy - essential oil - GC MS

© by S. Fialová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The exploitation of micromorphological parameters for identification in the section / Mentha Využitie mikromorfologických parametrov pri identifikácii v sekcii Mentha

Published Online: Jun 22, 2015

Page range: 9 - 14

Received: Jan 22, 2015

Accepted: Mar 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/afpuc-2015-0004

KeywordsMentha - peltate glandular trichomes - quantitative microscopy - essential oil - GC MS

© by S. Fialová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Mentha - peltate glandular trichomes - quantitative microscopy - essential oil - GC MS