Kemal Başer, Neşe Kırımer

K. Hüsnü Can Baser1,2and Neş’e Kırımer1

Essential Oils of Anatolian Apiaceae -A Profile

The family Apiaceae is represented in Turkey by 101 genera belonging to 485 species included in 511 taxacomprising 181 endemics, 7 genera being monotypic. The ratio of species endemism in the family is 37.3 %. We have screened the literature for Apiaceae taxa studied for their essential oils and compiled the data in order to get a clear aromatic profile of the family. It has become obvious that our group has been very active in this matter. We have so far investigated taxa belonging to 58 genera including the monotypic genera Ekimia bornmuelleri, Olymposciadium caespitosum and published on their essential oil yields and compositions.Apiaceae is an interesting family comprising many aromatic taxa including commercialized Herbas and spicessuch as anis, fennel, cumin, caraway, coriander, chervil, parsley, carrot, asa foetida, galbanum, etc. Some are rich in essential oils. The most interesting feature of the family is that many of its members have high chemical diversity containing different aromatic chemicals in different organs. Therefore, it is advisable to study all parts (e.g., fruit, flower, stem, leaf and root) of an Apiaceae plant separately in order to get a complete chemical profile of that taxon. Apiaceae genera of Turkey studied so far for their essential oils are as follows: Actinolema, Ammi, Anethum, Angelica, Anthriscus, Apium, Artedia, Bifora, Bilacunaria, Bunium, Bupleurum, Cachrys, Chaerophyllum, Cnidium, Coriandrum, Crithmum, Cuminum, Cymbocarpum, Daucus, Diplotaenia, Echinophora, Ekimia, Eryngium, Ferula, Ferulago, Foeniculum, Fuernrohria, Glaucosciadium, Grammosciadium, Heptaptera, Heracleum, Hippomaranthum, Johrenia, Kundmannia, Lagoecia, Laser, Laserpitium, Malabaila, Myrrhoides, Neocryptodiscus, Olymposciadium, Pastinaca, Petroselinum, Peucedanum, Physocaulis, Pimpinella, Prangos, Rhabdosciadium, Scaligeria, Scandix, Seseli, Smyrnium, Szovitsia, Tordylium, Trachyspermum, Trinia, Xanthogalum, Zosima

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Review, Apiaceae essential oil, Turkey ,

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