Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Agricultural and Natural Resource Research Center of Hormozgan Province
Abstract
In this investigation, 10 important essential species of Hormozgan province from Labiatae family was studied.
These species were Lavandula stricta,Mentha mozaffariani, Salvia aegyptiaca, S. mirzayanii, S. santolinifolia,S. sharifii,
Teucrium pollium, T. stocksianum, Zataria multiflora and Zhumeria majdae. With regard to source, search, inform persons and travelling to the various parts were determined ecological factors as: Habitate characteristics,local name, persian name, altitude, climate, rainfall, temperature, distributed regions, form, slope, campanion plants, soil texture, pH, EC, major compounds and traditional cure uses. Most of species were bushes. Used organ of them was leaf that used for digestive cures, romatism, fever,headache, cold, pain and wound. The major compounds of these plants were limonene, linalool and their derivatives that caused nice odour and tranquillizing properties. These plants located in mountainous regions, but some of them located in plains and hills. Altitude domain of habitates was varied between 10 to 2100 m. Soil texture of habitates was sandy-loam and loam with pH= 7.32 - 8.5 and EC= 0.130-1.357 mm/cm. Climates of species
distribution regions were hot and extradry, hot and semidry, hot and semidry deserty and hot and dry deserty. Average temperature was 17.5-27.5 average rainfall was 150-350 mm, although for more than species was 150-200mm. The habitate of species was sloppy rock with very low soil andtracks between rocks. Distribution of these species was very limited and thus formed.
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