01578nas a2200145   4500008004100000245006700041210006700108260010900175300001400284490000700298520099300305653001901298100001801317856009701335       2002                        eng d00aAromatic biodiversity among the flowering plant taxa of Turkey0 aAromatic biodiversity among the flowering plant taxa of Turkey  aAffiliation: Anadolu University, Med./Arom. Plant/Drug Res. Centre, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkeyc2002/04//  a527 - 5450 v743 aFlora of Turkey is rich and diverse with well over 11000 flowering taxa recorded in the 9-volume set of Prof. Davis's monumental work and its two supplements. Chemical diversity among the flowering plants of Turkey is well documented in the recently published volume 11 of the Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Among the aromatic taxa, remarkable examples can be found in families such as Labiatae, Compositae, Umbelliferae, etc. The occurrence of volatile chemicals in aromatic plants is not only an indication of chemical diversity but may also help solve taxonomical problems is comprehensively studied genera. Aromatic diversity is illustrated with examples from genera such as Sideritis, Salvia, Thymus, Origanum, Satureja, Thymbra, Mentha, Micromeria, Ziziphora, Calamintha, Cyclotrichium, Acinos, Echinophora, Ferulago, Heracleum, Pimpinella, Tanacetum, and Betula. The economic implications of aromatic biodiversity and the importance of bioprospecting are highlighted.10aEssential oils1 aBaser, K, H C  uhttp://www.scopus.com/scopus/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036290053&partnerID=40&rel=R6.5.0