Journal
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 151-159Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201500052
Keywords
Helichrysum; Essential oils; Principal component analysis (PCA); GC; MS Analysis; Sicily; Taxonomy
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The chemical profile of the essential oils in ten populations of the genus HelichrysumMill. (Asteraceae), collected in the loci classici of the nomenclatural types of the taxa endemic to Sicily, were analyzed. Our results confirm that the analysis of secondary metabolites can be used to fingerprint wild populations of Helichrysum, the chemical profiles being coherent with the systematic arrangement of the investigated populations in three main clusters, referring to the aggregates of H. stoechas, H. rupestre, and H. italicum, all belonging to the section Stoechadina. The correct nomenclatural designation of the investigated populations is discussed and the following two new combinations are proposed: Helichrysum preslianum subsp. compactum (Guss.) Maggio, Bruno, Guarino, Senatore & Ilardi and Helichrysum panormitanum subsp. latifoliumMaggio, Bruno, Guarino, Senatore & Ilardi.
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