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ANTONELLA MARIA MAGGIO

Guaianolides and lignans from the aerial parts of Centaurea ptosimopappa.

  • Authors: CELIK S; ROSSELLI S; MAGGIO A M; RACCUGLIA R A; UYSAL I; KISIEL W; MICHALSKA K; BRUNO M
  • Publication year: 2006
  • Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/29524

Abstract

The genus Centaurea L. (Asteraceae, tribe Cardueae, subtribe Centaureinae) comprises ca. 600 species distributed in Asia, Europa, North Africa and America Hickey and King, 1981; Heywood, 1979). Turkish flora numbers 187 species, 114 of which being endemic (Davis, 1975; Davis et al., 1988; Wagenitz et al., 1988; Guner et al., 2000; Duran and Duman, 2000; Turkoglu et al., 2003). Centaurea ptosimopappa Hayek is an endemic species distributed in the Mediterranean and South-Eastern Anato- lian regions of Turkey; widespread and locally frequent in the Amanos and Casus mountains (Davis, 1975; Reeves and Adigu¨zel, 2004). Aerial parts of C. ptosimopappa were collected in Hatay, the Amanos Mountain above Do¨rtyol (Turkey), 850e950 m above sea level in June 2003 (36  510 N, 36  130 E). Voucher specimens (Celik 2148e2153) are deposited at the Department of Biology, C¸anakkale Onsekiz Mart University.