Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)

The aerial parts of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu) are worldwide used due to their medicinal and aromatic properties. The essential‐oil and acteoside contents have been proposed as the main quality markers for their pharmacological and organoleptic features. The northwestern region of Arge...

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Main Authors: Di Leo Lira, Paola Maria del Rosario, Van Baren, Catalina Maria, Lopez, Simon, Molina, Ana, Heit, Cecilia I., Viturro, Carmen Ines, Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira, Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno, Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbdv.201100416
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4757
https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201100416
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author Di Leo Lira, Paola Maria del Rosario
Van Baren, Catalina Maria
Lopez, Simon
Molina, Ana
Heit, Cecilia I.
Viturro, Carmen Ines
Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis
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Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Di Leo Lira, Paola Maria del Rosario
Heit, Cecilia I.
Lopez, Simon
Molina, Ana
Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira
Van Baren, Catalina Maria
Viturro, Carmen Ines
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Van Baren, Catalina Maria
Lopez, Simon
Molina, Ana
Heit, Cecilia I.
Viturro, Carmen Ines
Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis
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description The aerial parts of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu) are worldwide used due to their medicinal and aromatic properties. The essential‐oil and acteoside contents have been proposed as the main quality markers for their pharmacological and organoleptic features. The northwestern region of Argentina has been repeatedly proposed as the place of origin for this species. For this reason, the essential‐oil yields and chemical compositions of leaves of 25 populations of lemon verbena from both wild collections and experimental crops from this region were studied. Plants from six different collections were subsequently grown on the same experimental parcel located at Cerrillos, Salta province, during more than seven years. In addition, the acteoside contents determined in all the samples collected in 2010 showed significant variations (from 0.5 to 4.0%). Large differences were observed in the essential‐oil composition and yields, which ranged from 0.4 to 2.1% (v/w). Nevertheless, most of the samples complied with the European Pharmacopoeia specifications. A remarkable chemical diversity with at least four clearly defined chemotypes was detected in this region. Therefore, it would be urgent to encourage actions to protect these genotypes of lemon verbena in the northwestern Argentina.
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spelling INTA47572019-06-11T14:39:40Z Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae) Di Leo Lira, Paola Maria del Rosario Van Baren, Catalina Maria Lopez, Simon Molina, Ana Heit, Cecilia I. Viturro, Carmen Ines Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis Aloysia Verbenaceae Variación Genética Plantas Aromáticas Plantas Medicinales Genetic Variation Essential Oil Crops Medicinal Plants Aloysia citriodora Cedrón Lemon Verbena Región Noroeste, Argentina The aerial parts of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu) are worldwide used due to their medicinal and aromatic properties. The essential‐oil and acteoside contents have been proposed as the main quality markers for their pharmacological and organoleptic features. The northwestern region of Argentina has been repeatedly proposed as the place of origin for this species. For this reason, the essential‐oil yields and chemical compositions of leaves of 25 populations of lemon verbena from both wild collections and experimental crops from this region were studied. Plants from six different collections were subsequently grown on the same experimental parcel located at Cerrillos, Salta province, during more than seven years. In addition, the acteoside contents determined in all the samples collected in 2010 showed significant variations (from 0.5 to 4.0%). Large differences were observed in the essential‐oil composition and yields, which ranged from 0.4 to 2.1% (v/w). Nevertheless, most of the samples complied with the European Pharmacopoeia specifications. A remarkable chemical diversity with at least four clearly defined chemotypes was detected in this region. Therefore, it would be urgent to encourage actions to protect these genotypes of lemon verbena in the northwestern Argentina. EEA Salta Fil: Di Leo Lira, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Farmacología. Cátedra de Farmacognosia; Argentina Fil: van Baren, Catalina María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Farmacología. Cátedra de Farmacognosia; Argentina Fil: López, Simón. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina Fil: Molina, Ana C. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Heit, Cecilia I. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Viturro, Carmen Ines. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina Fil: Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina Fil: Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Farmacología. Cátedra de Farmacognosia; Argentina 2019-03-27T13:19:10Z 2019-03-27T13:19:10Z 2013-02-18 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbdv.201100416 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4757 1612-1872 1612-1880 https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201100416 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Wiley Chemistry and Biodiversity 10 (2) : 251-261 (February 2013)
spellingShingle Aloysia
Verbenaceae
Variación Genética
Plantas Aromáticas
Plantas Medicinales
Genetic Variation
Essential Oil Crops
Medicinal Plants
Aloysia citriodora
Cedrón
Lemon Verbena
Región Noroeste, Argentina
Di Leo Lira, Paola Maria del Rosario
Van Baren, Catalina Maria
Lopez, Simon
Molina, Ana
Heit, Cecilia I.
Viturro, Carmen Ines
Perotti de Lampasona, Marina Elvira
Catalan, Cesar Atilio Nazareno
Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis
Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)
title Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)
title_full Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)
title_fullStr Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)
title_short Northwestern Argentina: a center of genetic diversity of Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora Paláu, Verbenaceae)
title_sort northwestern argentina a center of genetic diversity of lemon verbena aloysia citriodora palau verbenaceae
topic Aloysia
Verbenaceae
Variación Genética
Plantas Aromáticas
Plantas Medicinales
Genetic Variation
Essential Oil Crops
Medicinal Plants
Aloysia citriodora
Cedrón
Lemon Verbena
Región Noroeste, Argentina
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbdv.201100416
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4757
https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201100416
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