Naslov (eng)

Medicinal plants and forest fruit trees in oak dominated forests in the area of Kosmaj (Serbia)

Autor

Stajić, Snežana
Čokeša, Vlado
Rakonjac, Ljubinko
Eremija, Saša

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Opis (eng)

The loss of biodiversity at the global level is the result of the rise in the global population, rapid and sometimes unplanned industrialization, deforestation, overexploitation of natural resources, pollution, and finally global climate change. The protection of specific areas is the basis for biodiversity conservation, which is why Serbia is making efforts to increase the percentage of protected territory and implement nature protection plans. The use of plants for food or medicinal treatment can also lead to excessive exploitation of natural resources, which directly affects the biodiversity. The rising market demand for medicinal plants has resulted in a concerning population reduction. Therefore, it is important to protect the natural habitats of valuable wild medicinal plant species. Conservation strategies minimize medicinal plant depletions at greater extent. Identifying the appropriate areas and climatic parameters where medicinal plant species and forest fruit trees are found today can help define their future distribution and thus assess the level of their threat. The present study examined medicinal plants of sessile oak and Turkey oak forests in the protected area of Kosmaj Mountain (Serbia). Association of sessile oak and Turkey oak (Quercetum petraeae-cerridis B. Jovanović 1979. s.l.) on Kosmaj has a large ecological amplitude because it is spread in the wide range of altitudes, on various aspects and slopes from 8° to 28°. A total of 15 relevés were used in the analysis of the floristic composition of sessile oak and Turkey oak forests. Of the total number of plant species (116), 59 medicinal plant species from 50 genera and 32 families have been registered. The most common are medicinal plants from the Rosaceae (34.4%) and Lamiacae families (21.9%), while medicinal plants from the Rubiaceae (9.4%) and Fagaceae (9.4%) families are slightly less present. In the spectrum of floral elements, plants of the Central European range type are most commonly represented among medicinal plants, amounting to 34%. Plant species of Eurasian range type have a somewhat smaller representation (29%), while they are followed by plants of Sub-Mediterranean (10%), Sub- Atlantic (8%), Pontic range type (7%), Circumpolar (3%), Balkan (3%), Cosmopolitan type (3%), and the floristic element of desert regions (2%).The study of the plant life forms shows that hemicryptophytes are the dominant group among medicinal plants with 34%, followed by phanerophytes by 25.4%. The most widespread medicinal plants were: Lonicera caprifolium L., Helleborus odorus L., Tamus communis L., Geranium robertianum L., Fragaria vesca L., Galeopsis speciosa Mill., Galium aparine L., and Rubus hirtus Wald. & Kif. A total number of 9 wild forest fruit trees was recorded: Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd., Prunus avium L., Prunus spinosa L., Corylus avellana L., Cornus mas L., Cornus sanguinea L., Rosa canina L., Crataegus monogyna Jacq., and Crataegus oxyacantha L. From the aspect of flora vulnerability, one strictly protected species has also been recorded - Lilium martagon L.

Jezik

engleski

Datum

2025

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Predmet

Sessile oak and Turkey oak forests, protected plant species, biodiversity, conservation

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