VOLUM OMAGIAL - Facultatea de Ştiinţe ale Naturii şi Ştiinţe Agricole
VOLUM OMAGIAL - Facultatea de Ştiinţe ale Naturii şi Ştiinţe Agricole
VOLUM OMAGIAL - Facultatea de Ştiinţe ale Naturii şi Ştiinţe Agricole
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Ovidius University Annals of Natural Sciences, Biology – Ecology Series Volume 14, 2010<br />
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIOMETRICAL AND PHYTOBIOLOGICAL STUDY<br />
ON WILD GARLIC<br />
Mariana LUPOAE*, Dragomir COPREAN*, Rodica DINICĂ**,Paul LUPOAE***<br />
* Ovidius University Constanţa, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences<br />
Street Mamaia, nr. 124, Constanţa, 900527, România, mariana_lupoaie@yahoo.com<br />
** Dunărea <strong>de</strong> Jos University Galaţi, Faculty of Science, Street Domnească no. 47, 800008, Galaţi,<br />
rodinica@ugal.ro<br />
*** Natural Sciences Museum Complex Galaţi-Botanical Gar<strong>de</strong>n, Street Regiment 11 Siret no. 6A, 800340<br />
Galaţi, paul_lupoae@yahoo.com<br />
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Abstract: The purpose of our study was the biometrical and phytobiological analysis of leafs and bulbs on wild<br />
garlic. This species grows spontaneously in the Romanian flora and was harvested for obtaining the drugs on<br />
Măcin Mountains (Luncavita Forest), at altitu<strong>de</strong>s of 150÷200m. By macroscopic examinations in different<br />
phenophasis established in the area study exten<strong>de</strong>d population with Allium ursinum L. ssp. ucrainicum Kleopow<br />
et Oxner (Fam. Alliaceae). The biometrical calculation have been performed according to the literature, early<br />
spring, in months february, march, april and may of year 2010. Leaves finesse expressed by l/L is different:<br />
march l/L=32÷37%; april l/L=22÷30%; may l/L=16÷28%. Language leaf mature surface is between 71,24÷145,2<br />
cm². Average mass bulbs = 2,4 g/buc and length by 12 mm to 50 mm.<br />
Keywords: wild garlic; Allium ursinum L. subsp. ucrainicum; leafes and bulbs; biometry.<br />
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1. Introduction<br />
The Allium genus inclu<strong>de</strong>s approximately 500<br />
species spread worldwi<strong>de</strong>. Allium ursinum L. is a<br />
monocots on family Alliaceae and is wi<strong>de</strong>ly in<br />
Europa, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Siberia up to the<br />
Kamchatka Peninsula.<br />
In Romania this species ”mezohigrofita” grows<br />
in frequent clusters at the shadows of the trees. It has<br />
elliptical-lanceolat leaves with white flowers grouped<br />
and from the biochemical point consist through the<br />
presence of the ether oils with sulfur, that are giving<br />
their own smell [1-3].<br />
Un<strong>de</strong>r various popular names- buckrams, wild<br />
garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, sremuš or<br />
bear's garlic- this species is used by locals in<br />
preparations for spring salad and is very appreciated<br />
for many qualities.<br />
They have been shown to have applications as<br />
antimicrobial, antithrombotic, antitumor,<br />
hypolipidaemic, antiarthritic and hypoglycemic<br />
agents [4-8].<br />
The last researches about the population of A.<br />
ursinum from Romania put in evi<strong>de</strong>nce differences of<br />
biomass <strong>de</strong>pending of the geographic area and the<br />
local pedoclimatic conditions.<br />
Wild garlic is a plant which grows on soils with high<br />
mineral trophicity and takes place into the<br />
“megatroph” category with the value V= 85-100 %<br />
[9].<br />
The opportunity of this biometrical and<br />
phytobiological studies consist in the representation<br />
of some morphologic-bulbus,folium,flores-by wild<br />
garlic elements harvested from the Luncavita Forest<br />
(Macin Mountains), a plant with high pharmaceutic<br />
potential.<br />
2. Material and Methods<br />
The harvesting of the bilological material that<br />
was realized with the agreement of the O.S. Macin<br />
that manages the area of the Luncavita Forest<br />
(U.P.I.”Izvorul lui Gavrila”).<br />
ISSN-1453-1267 © 2010 Ovidius University Press