Marjan Niketic

• Head of Department at Natural History Museum, Belgrade, Serbia

A nomenclatural synopsis of 62 names associated with Stachys recta group is presented. Nomenclatural notes are given for 23 names related to S. recta group that have not yet been typified, and for ten names previous typifications and holotype citations are summarized. Second-step typification is proposed for one name. For 28 names original material...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: cyanobacteria Pseudanabaena thermalis, lichenised fungi Acrocordia gemmata, parasitic fungi Peniophora tamaricicola, saprotrophic fungi Hyphonectria buxi, diatom alga Diatoma elongata, mosses Sphagnum medium, Rhizomnium magnifolium, and Weis...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: mycorrhizal fungus Russula sapinea, parasitic fungus Podosphaera polemonii, saprotrophic fungi Ophiognomonia mela-nostyla and Plagiostoma apiculatum, diatom alga Nitzschia reskoi, stonewort Nitellopsis obtusa, liverwort Mannia triandra, moss...

ABSTRACT: This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: mycorrhizal fungus Russula sapinea, parasitic fungus Podosphaera polemonii, saprotrophic fungi Ophiognomonia melanostyla and Plagiostoma apiculatum, diatom alga Nitzschia reskoi, stonewort Nitellopsis obtusa, liverwort Mannia trian...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: diatoms Discostella asterocostata and Stephanodiscus hantzschii f. tenuis, red alga Bangia atropurpurea, green alga Ulva pilifera, saprotro-phic fungi Didymella vitalbina and Phragmotrichum rivoclarinum, mosses Buxbau-mia aphylla, Sphagnum d...

Plants of the genus Prangos are intensively investigated as potential new sources of bioactive isolated products. In this work, the chemical composition of volatile constituents (essential oils and headspace volatiles) and dichloromethane extracts, as well as antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of essential oils and MFDEs (methanol fractions o...

The aim of this work was to investigate the composition of essential oils isolated from fruits of Peucedanum longifolium, and Rhizomatophora aegopodioides (a species which was previously placed in the genus Peucedanum), as well as to compare the obtained results to those available for other previously investigated related species (including taxa wh...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Eu-rope and adjacent regions: red algae Hildenbrandia rivularis, saprotrophic fungus Cryptomarasmius corbariensis, lichenised fungi Lecanora stenotropa, Micarea misella and Sticta sylvatica, liverworts Fossombronia caespitiformis and Peltolepis quadrata, mosses Dicranow...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: red algae Sheathia confusa, parasitic fungus Anthracoidea caryophylleae, mycorrhizal fugus Hydnellum caeruleum, bryoparasitic fungus Octospora erzbergeri, liverwort Cephaloziella baumgartneri, mosses Hamatocaulis vernicosus, Streblotrichum c...

In this paper we suggest three new nomenclatural combinations and specify two new synonyms. There are five taxa (species and subspecies) of the vascular plants that are new for the flora of Serbia, and four species that have been confirmed for the flora of our country. Five plant taxa are a novelty for proper Serbia, Vojvodina, or Kosovo and Metohi...

This paper represents the fourth part of the inventory of the flora of Serbia (Niketić et al. 2018, 2020, 2021), which contains nomenclatural, taxonomic and floristic notes related to taxa from the Magnoliopsida group. At the same time, this contribution is the basis for publication of subsequent volumes of the An annotated checklist of vascular fl...

This paper contains information on specimens of the genus Euphorbia L. collected in Serbia and deposited in the Herbarium of the Natural History Museum in Belgrade (BEO) and in the Herbarium of the University of Belgrade (BEOU). A total of 2199 herbarium sheets were examined, of which 915 are deposited in BEO and 1284 in BEOU. The catalogue with he...

Composition and antimicrobial activity of root, leaf, stem, flower and fruit essential oils from cultivated Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa, and its two wild-growing relatives P. sativa subsp. urens and P. hirsuta (Apiaceae) were investigated. Twenty-nine hydrodistilled essential oils of plants from different localities and/or years were analysed by...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: red algae Lemanea fucina and Paralemanea annulata, parasitic fungus Anthracoidea pratensis, saprotrophic fungi Cyathus olla, Massaria campestris, and Xylaria sicula, stonewort Chara canescens, liverworts Gymnomitrion commutatum and Porella b...

Aim of this work was the chemical profiling of six Stachys taxa from Balkan Peninsula: S. recta subsp. nitens, S. atherocalyx, S. beckeana, S. zepcensis (all four belonging to S. recta group), S. alpina subsp. dinarica and S. plumosa. Dry ethanol extracts of aerial flowering plant parts were qualitatively and quantitatively characterized for their...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: red algae Lemanea rigida and Paralemanea torulosa, mycorrhizal fungi Amanita simulans and Terfezia pseudoleptoder-ma, parasitic fungus Microbotryum vinosum, saprotrophic fungus Sarcoscypha jurana, stonewort Chara tenuispina, mosses Brachythe...

The genus Ramonda includes three Paleoendemic and Tertiary relict species that survived in refugial habitats of the Balkan Peninsula (R. nathaliae and R. serbica) and the Iberian Peninsula (R. myconi). They are all “resurrection plants,” a rare phenomenon among flowering plants in Europe. Ramonda myconi and R. nathaliae are diploids (2n = 2x = 48),...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: diatom alga Cylindrotheca gracilis, fungi Laccaria macrocystidiata, liverworts Riccia canaliculata, Riccia cavernosa, and Riccia frostii, mosses Dicranum viride, monocots Arundo donax, Cephalanthera rubra, Epipactis palustris, and Sternbergi...

Dry MeOH extract of Ferula heuffelii (Apiaceae) underground parts was tested for spasmolytic, gastroprotective and antioxidant activities. HPLC analysis revealed that chlorogenic acid (CGA; 34.6 mg/g) was its main constituent. Extract in vitro exhibited notable total antioxidant activity (FRAP value=1.0 μmol Fe2+/mg), and scavenging of DPPH (SC50=6...

The Balkan Peninsula is a hotspot of European biodiversity, harbouring many endemic species. Cerastium decalvans is a heteroploid species endemic to mountainous areas throughout the Balkan Peninsula. It is morphologically extremely variable, and multiple infraspecific taxa have been described. Mostly tetra-, octo- and hexadecaploids have been repor...

The paper proposes eight new nomenclatural combinations and indicates two new synonyms. There are 11 taxa (species and subspecies) of the vascular flora that are new for the flora of Serbia (of which nine are autochthonous and two allochthonous plants). Two autochthonous species were confirmed for the flora of Serbia. Six plant taxa are a novelty f...

A morphometric-based taxonomic revision of the Siler montanum group (Apiaceae) from Italy and the Balkan Peninsula was carried out. Multivariate and univariate analyses were performed on 47 morphological characters including seven ratios, and based on the study of 328 dried herbarium specimens. According to our results, the characters employed in t...

The Balkan Peninsula is one of the most important centers of orchid diversity in Europe. However, the orchid flora in the central Balkans and southern part of the Pannonian Plain is still not sufficiently known. Therefore, this chapter reviews the orchid flora of Serbia, considering its taxonomic structure, life forms, and pollination systems. More...

column editors, to whom contribution should be sent (botanicaserbica@bio.bg.ac.rs) ABSTRACT: This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: saprotrophic fungi Psathyrella typhae, Stro-pharia halophila, mosses Bryum klingraeffii and Buxbaumia viridis, liverwort Scapania gymnostomophila, m...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: cyanobacteria Anagnostidinema amphibium, mycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma frondosae, stonewort Chara connivens, mosses Dicranum polysetum and Ulota intermedia, and dicots Eclipta prostrata, Paeonia daurica subsp. daurica, Ruta graveolens and So...

Dry MeOH extracts of the twig barks of Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster, P. spinosa and their hybrid P. ×jordanovii nothosubsp. velenovskyi, collected in wild in Serbia, were analyzed. By LC-MS, the contents of arbutin (99.9-131.0 mg/g), chlorogenic acid (2.2-6.3 mg/g), catechin (1.0-5.3 mg/g) and total dimeric and trimeric procyanidins (42.2-61.3 mg...

Aim The Balkan Peninsula has served as source for the colonisation of large parts of Europe after the Pleistocene, but the processes driving the intraspecific diversification within the Balkan Peninsula are much less understood. To fill this gap, we investigated the phylogeography and evolutionary history of three habitat-segregated Cerastium taxa...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: parasitic fungus Antherospora hortensis, saprotrophic fungi Loweomyces fractipes and Pholiota henningsii, stonewort Chara canescens, mosses Grimmia caespiticia and Rhodobryum ontariense, fern Woodsia alpina, monocots Aegilops triuncialis, Ep...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: diatom alga Stauroneis neofossilis, parasitic fungus Anthracoidea arenariae, horsetail Equisetum hyemale, liverwort Harpanthus flotovianus, mosses Fissidens exilis and Rhizomnium punctatum, monocots Epipactis helleborine subsp. orbicularis,...

The aim of the present study was to assess the metal concentrations in five species of the genus Viola L. (section Melanium) from 12 ultramafic outcrops and two non-ultramafic (prolluvium and dolomite) soils from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The concentrations of P2O5, K2O, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cr, Co, Cd and Pb in soils and plant samples,...

Aromatic plants and essential oils have many applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and the food industry. The essential oil of the flowering aerial parts of Achillea grandifolia, obtained by hydrodistillation, was analyzed for its constituents and investigated for antimicrobial and radical scavenging activity. The essential oil was...

The paper propose nine new nomenclature combinations and indicate eight new synonyms. There are 12 taxa (species and subspecies) of vascular flora which are new for the flora of Serbia (of which nine are autochthonous and three allochtonous plants). An old or unreliable literature records for three autochthonous and one allochthonous plant in the f...

This is the twelfth of a series of miscellaneous contributions, by various authors, where hitherto unpublished data relevant to both the Med-Checklist and the Euro+Med (or Sisyphus) projects are presented. This instalment deals with the families Asparagaceae (incl. Hyacinthaceae), Boraginaceae, Cactaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Compositae...

Present study investigated triterpene profile, antihyperalgesic and antiedematous activities of Hieracium scheppigianum flowering aerial parts dichloromethane extract (SCH), and antihyperalgesic and antiedematous activities of previously chemically characterised polyphenol-rich H. glabratum and H. calophyllum flowering aerial parts methanol extract...

The steppe flora and vegetation represents a significant part of the Eurasian temperate grassland biome. In Serbia, this flora is a part of the biome’s western border zone and its characteristics therefore may be modified. The aim of this study was to determine the number of steppe taxa in Serbia and to conduct a chorological and ecological analysi...

The present paper gives new records of the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions, together with significant data pertaining to them: the pathogenic fungus Arthrocladiella mougeotii; the liverwort Riccia frostii; the mosses Campylopus fragilis, C. introflexus and Tomentypnum nitens; the fern Allosorus persicus; the monocots Allium atropur...

Goniolimon species are mainly components of the Eurasian steppe or steppe-like rocky vegetation, with some taxa occurring also in south-eastern Europe and northern Africa. We analysed the variability of: (i) two maternally inherited plastid loci (rpl32-trnL and 3′rps16-5′trnK) in 110 individuals of six currently accepted species from the Balkans an...

The composition of leaf and flower essential oils of eight Heracleum taxa (populations collected in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia) was statistically analyzed to evaluate its chemosystematic significance. Investigated taxa included H. orphanidis and the representatives of H. sphondylium group: H. sphondylium, H. sibiricum, H. mont...

For essential oils of roots, leaves, flowers and fruits of eight Heracleum taxa (H. sphondylium, H. sibiricum, H. montanum, H. ternatum, H. pyrenaicum subsp. pollinianum, H. pyrenaicum subsp. orsinii, H. verticillatum and H. orphanidis), we previously demonstrated antimicrobial, cytotoxic (selective to cancer cells) and/or antioxidant activities. I...

Fatty acids (FAs), sterols, and triterpenes of dichloromethane extracts of the fruits of 8 Heracleum L. taxa (Apiaceae) from southeastern Europe were investigated by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. In order to analyze the FAs, their volatile methyl esters were obtained by saponificati...

An annotated Checklist contains 1004 vascular plant taxa in the current ranking of species, subspecies or hybrids that are known or just cited for the flora of Serbia (regardless of whether or not they truly are present, or have disappeared). Hybrids may also include nototaxa at the rank of subspecies or hybrid genera. The list also covers all auto...

An annotated Checklist contains 1004 vascular plant taxa in the current ranking of species, subspecies or hybrids that are known or just cited for the flora of Serbia (regardless of whether or not they truly are present, or have disappeared). Hybrids may also include nototaxa at the rank of subspecies or hybrid genera. The list also covers all auto...

A new spontaneous wilding hybrid, Iris ×seminaturalis Niketić, Tomović & Šiljak-Yak. (I. ×germanica L. s.l. × I. reichenbachii Heuff.) from C Serbia was described and illustrated. The comparative analyses of the morphological characters and genome sizes were performed on I. ×seminaturalis and its parents. A new taxonomic review of the complex I. ×g...

The paper presents three new nomenclature combinations related to representatives of the orchid family. In addition, 14 taxa (species, subspecies and hybrids) of vascular flora which are newly registered for Serbia (of which 8 are autochthonous and 6 allochtonous plants) are presented. A confirmation of old or unreliable literature records for four...

The investigated areas in northwestern Serbia and Šumadija are part of peri-Pannonian Serbia, and cover 3,020 km2 of land. The most important mountain massifs in this region are Povlen, Maljen, Suvobor, Ovčar, Kablar, Jelica, Vujan and Rudnik. The summits of these mountains reach altitudes ranging from 864 m (Suvobor) to 1,347 m (Povlen). Elevation...

Four sesquiterpene lactones (SLs), including three undescribed proline-SL conjugates, the guaianolides calophyllamine A and 8-epiixerisamine A, and the eudesmanolide calophyllamine B, were isolated from the methanol extract of Hieracium calophyllum R. Uechtr. (Compositae) flowering heads. Another known guaianolide, crepiside E, was detected in Hier...

A new species, Goniolimon africanum is described and illustrated from Algeria and Tunisia (North Africa). This study, based on investigations of herbarium specimens and data from literature, highlights the fact that this species was collected for the first time by Ernest Cosson and provisionally named 'Goniolimon luteolus' nom. nud., while it was l...

The names of the taxa belonging to Silene saxifraga group are discussed in this paper. An epitype is designated for Cucubalus alpestris as well as lectotypes are proposed for the following six validly published names: S. fruticulosa, S. hayekiana, S. multicaulis var. ottomanica, S. oreades, S. saxifraga subsp. balcanica and S. schmuckeri. A second-...

Stipa crassiculmis subsp. picentina Martinovský, Moraldo & Caputo (Poaceae, Pooideae, Stipae) was found for the first time in the Balkan Peninsula. It was recorded in the northern part of the Republic of Macedonia, in the Pčinja River gorge (Badar Gorge), between Veles and Katlanovo on ultramafic substrates. To date, S. crassiculmis subsp. picentin...

Stipa ucrainica P. A. Smirn. (Poaceae, Pooideae, Stipeae) was found for the first time in the northern part of the Republic of Macedonia, in the Pcˇinja River gorge between Veles and Katlanovo. This population is very isolated from the core distribution area of the species and is found on ultramafic substrate. This is the hitherto only known locali...

The plants of the genus Armoracia P. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. (Brassicaceae) contain glucosinolates, which volatile hydrolysis products are known for their antimicrobial activity. In this work, the composition and antimicrobial activity of the root volatiles of wild-growing Armoracia macrocarpa (Waldst. & Kit.) Kit. ex Baumg., obtained by hydrodi...

Due to complex and heterogeneous geographical characteristics, Serbia is represented by a diverse flora with many endemic taxa of vascular plants. Investigation of plant endemics stored in the national herbaria and perusal of extensive literature sources indicate that 46 taxa occur exclusively within the political borders of the Republic of Serbia,...

Introduction: Hieracium s. str. represents one of the largest and most complex genera of flowering plants. As molecular genetics seems unlikely to disentangle intricate relationships within this reticulate species complex, analysis of flavonoids and phenolic acids, known as good chemosystematic markers, promise to be more reliable. Data about phar...

Many Heracleum L. taxa (Apiaceae) are used as food and spices, and in traditional medicine. In this work, the chemical composition of Heracleum pyrenaicum subsp. orsinii (Guss.) F. Pedrotti and Pignatti root, leaf and fruit essential oils, their antimicrobial activity and cytotoxic effect on malignant and normal cells were investigated for the firs...

Out of ca. 700 species belonging to Silene, 15 to 35 were classified in S. sect. Saxifragoideae. This section has its highest diversity on the Balkan Peninsula, which was the most important European Pleistocene refugium. The most widespread of the species is S. saxifraga ranging from the Pyrenees to the Carpathians. Together with ten morphologicall...

In a search for novel food additives/functional food ingredients, chemical composition, and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Thymus dacicus Borbás (Lamiaceae) flowering aerial parts dry methanol extract and essential oil were tested for the first time. HPLC analysis of the extract revealed that among dominant polyphenols, rosmarinic acid...

Although some widespread, native cow parsnips (Heracleum L. spp., Apiaceae) had broad medicinal and culinary applications throughout history, the knowledge about their volatile constituents is insufficient. This work investigates the composition and bioactivities of H. sphondylium L. (HSPH), H. sibiricum L. (HSIB) and H. montanum Schleich. ex Gaudi...

A recent molecular study (Banasiak et al. 2016) reconstructed the phylogeny of all the genera belonging to tribe Scandiceae Spreng. subtribe Daucinae Dumort., showing that the genus Laserpitium Linnaeus (1753: 248) is polyphyletic. Banasiak et al. (l.c.) split Laserpitium into 5 genera: Laserpitium L., Ekimia Duman & Watson (1999: 200), Laser Borkh...

Goniolimon tataricum (L.) Boiss. is recognized as a new species for the Croatian flora. Besides G. dalmaticum Rchb. f., G. tataricum represents the second species of this genus in Croatia. To confirm the identity of G. tataricum as a new species, morphometric study and multivariate statistical analysis were performed on the data from four Croatian...

Balkan endemic taxa are those whose distribution is restricted exclusively to the Balkan Peninsula. In the vascular flora of Montenegro there are 372 Balkan endemic taxa (at the species and subspecies levels), of which 39 taxa are distributed only in Montenegro. This paper presents an overview of the Balkan endemic taxa in Montenegro with their fam...

The aim of the present study was to compare trace element profiles and the differences in uptake and translocation of trace elements in plants from five populations (three from Greece and two from Serbia) belonging to three subspecies of Silene parnassica Boiss. & Sprun. growing on ophiolitic substrates. For comparison of the subspecies, bioconcent...

The objective of this research was to analyze the chemical composition, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of Heracleun pyrenaicum subsp. pollinianum (Bertol.) F. Pedrotti & Pignatti (HPP) and H. orphanidis Boiss. (HO) essential oils. The composition of the oils was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. β-Pinene (35.1%) was the most abundant compound in HPP...

The present study evaluated the anti-Helicobacterpylori activity of Alchemilla glabra Neygenf. (A. sect. Alchemilla), A. monticola Opiz (A. sect. Plicatae S.E. Fröhner), A. fissa Günther & Schummel (A. sect. Calycinae (Buser) Buser) and A. viridiflora Rothm. (A. sect. Calycinae), and identified ellagic acid and quercetin-3-O-β-glucoside. Anti-H. py...

Antimicrobial properties of extracts of underground parts of three Laserpitium L. (Apiaceae) species, namely Laserpitium latifolium L., Laserpitium zernyi Hayek and Laserpitium ochridanum Micevski, were investigated. The investigated species are widely used as functional foods, as spices and for preparations in traditional medicine for treating the...

Potential for trace elements accumulation of the species Goniolimon tataricum (L.) Boiss was estimated. Plant tissues of Goniolimon tataricum and associated soils were sampled from four sites in Serbia and Republic of Macedonia located on two different geological substrates (ultramafics and dolomites). The aims of the present study were to investig...

The antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of isolates (CHCl3 and MeOH extracts and selected metabolites) obtained from the underground parts of the Balkan endemic plant Ferula heuffeliiGriseb. ex Heuff. were assessed. The CHCl3 and MeOH extracts exhibited moderate antimicrobial activity, being more pronounced against Gram-positive than Gram-negati...

During several botanical expeditions in the Republic of Serbia (Mts Šar-Planina and Mts Homoljske Planine), two species of the genus Viola (V. sect. Viola) were found as new for the flora of Serbia: Viola chelmea Boiss. & Heldr. in Mt. Ošljak and V. jooi Janka in Mt. Vukan. The last taxon represents a new species also for the flora of the Balkan Pe...

Due to disjunct distribution and habitat specificity, boreo-montane species are particularly vulnerable to the declining in area and population size. Although great proportion of these species has been already included, certain number of rare species among them so far has not been protected by any national or international document. This paper revi...

Boreo-montane species have been neglected for a long time by south European botanists. However, the interest in this group is re-emerging, especially as regards relic species, refugia and southern distribution limits. This paper reviews the distribution and diversity centres of 63 boreo-montane species in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula an...

The aim of the present study is to determine the exact number of the Balkan endemic taxa at specific and subspecific rank in the Central Serbia and Kosovo regions, as well as their distribution, and to perform a chorological and ecological analysis of this flora. Detailed and long-term field studies confirmed the presence of 492 Balkan endemic spec...

Plants from the genus Ferula L. (Apiaceae) were used for various purposes in traditional medicine of different nations throughout the history. Ferula heuffelii Griseb. ex Heuffel is a perennial species endemic for Balkan peninsula. Ten compounds which belong to classes of prenyl-furocoumarin-, prenyl-dihydrofurochromone-, prenyl-benzoyl- and prenyl...

In this paper antinociceptive and anti-edematous effects are examined of the essential oils of the underground parts of two Balkan endemic Laserpitium species (Apiaceae), L. zernyi and L. ochridanum. Furthermore, the essential oil of the underground parts of L. ochridanum is chemically characterised by GC and GC-MS. Antinociceptive and anti-edemato...

During several botanical expeditions in the Republic of Macedonia (Mt Jablanica and Mt Baba: Pelister), a new genus Amphoricarpos Vis. and five new species for the flora of Macedonia were found: Euphorbia montenegrina (Bald.) K. Malý ex Rohlena, Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl., Tanacetum larvatum (Griseb. ex Pant) Hayek, Amphoricarpos autariatus Bleč...

In this paper, we present 17 taxa that Josif Pančić discovered and published during investigations of flora of Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria in the period 1846-1888. For each species distribution maps are given based on our own field research, rich herbarium collections (BEOU, BEO, SOM) and literature sources. Classification of plant taxa into fl...

This paper provides information on herbarium specimens of the genus Hypericum represented in several herbaria from Serbia. The reviewed collections include: Herbarium of Natural History Museum in Belgrade (BEO), Herbarium of the Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden " Jevremovac " , University of Belgrade (BEOU), and Herbarium of the Faculty of...

The chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Eryngium palmatum, an endemic plant species from the Balkan Peninsula, were investigated. The flavonoids apigenin (9.5±0.3 mg g−1) and apigenin 7-O-glucoside (2.4±0.1 mg g−1) were determined in a methanol extract of aerial parts using HPLC analysis. The methanol extract of roots co...

Edraianthus canescens is described as a new species from the central part of the Balkan Peninsula (eastern Dinaric Alps of western Serbia). It is a calcicolous stenoendemic of the Ovčarsko-Kablarska gorge of the river West Morava. Its population size is estimated to be less than 2000 mature individuals occupying less than 1 km 2 . The new species i...

The endemic species Aquilegia grata Maly ex Zimmeter was originally described from Mt Orjen in south-western Montenegro, in the nineteenth century. At that time, a specimen collected by J. Pančić from western Serbia was erroneously designated as a paratype. This claim was later accepted and the majority of the authors and collectors mentioned this...

A chorological investigation on the distribution of the genus Goniolimon Boiss. in Serbia was carried out. Based on collected material, it was determined that only G. tataricum (L.) Boiss. can be found in Serbia, which resolves the taxonomical and chorological confusion arose from literature sources. Therefore, the name G. serbicum Vis. is treated...

Chloroform extracts of the underground parts of two Balkan endemic Laserpitium species, Laserpitium zernyi Hayek and Laserpitium ochridanum Micevski, were chemically investigated. Five unknown guaianolides from the class of slovanolides, of which four were additionally 2β-esterified, as well as two lactones, previously identified in other Laserpiti...

The essential oil from underground parts of Ferula heuffelii from N.E. Serbia, was analysed using GC and GC–MS. The main compounds of the essential oil were elemicin (35.4%) and myristicin (20.6%). The essential oil exhibited the best antimicrobial activity against two strains of Candida albicans (MIC = 7.0 and 13.7 μg/ml), as well as against Micro...

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the roots of Anthriscus nemorosa (Bieb.) Sprengel (Umbelliferae) was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Among sixty-two compounds identified (representing 89.0% of the total oil), the main components were: n-nonane (12.1%), n-hexadecanol (6.9%), delta-cadinene (6.4%), beta-pinene (6.0%) and germacrene D (...

The composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from the underground parts (roots and rhizomes) of Laserpitium zernyi Hayek (Apiaceae) were investigated. The pale blue essential oil, obtained by hydrodistillation, was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Forty-three compounds were identified (94.3% of total oil). The main constituent, beside a...

The chemical analysis of the Salvia amplexicaulis Lam. herb essential oil was performed using GC-FID and GC/MS. Fifty-one compounds (90.2% of the total oil) were identified. The oil was characterized by a high amount of sesquiterpenes (81.1%), with germacrene D (14.8%), viridiflorol (10.6%), caryophyllene oxide (10.5%), and β-caryophyllene (9.4%) b...