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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

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