<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Bulgaria is one of the European countries with the greatest biodiversity, including biodiversity of medicinal plants. The object of this study is Chepan Mountain. It is located in Western Bulgaria and it is part of Balkan Mountain. On the territory of the Chepan Mountain (only 80 km<sup>2</sup>) we found 344 species of medicinal plants from 237 genera and 83 families. The floristic analysis indicates, that the most of the families and the genera are represented by a small number of inferior taxa. The hemicryptophytes dominate among the life forms with 49.71%. The biological types are represented mainly by perennial herbaceous plants (60.47%). There are 7 types of floristic elements divided in 27 groups. The largest percentage of species are of the European type (58.43%). Among the medicinal plants, there are two Balkan endemic species and 18 relic species. We described 23 species with protection statute. The anthropophytes among the medicinal plants are 220 species (63.95%).</p></abstract>

Bulgaria is one of the European countries with the greatest biodiversity, including biodiversity of medicinal plants. The object of this study is Chepan Mountain. It is located in Western Bulgaria and it is part of Balkan Mountain. On the territory of the Chepan Mountain (only 80 km2) we found 344 species of medicinal plants from 237 genera and 83 families. The floristic analysis indicates, that the most of the families and the genera are represented by a small number of inferior taxa. The hemicryptophytes dominate among the life forms with 49.71%. The biological types are represented mainly by perennial herbaceous plants (60.47%). There are 7 types of floristic elements divided in 27 groups. The largest percentage of species are of the European type (58.43%). Among the medicinal plants, there are two Balkan endemic species and 18 relic species. We described 23 species with protection statute. The anthropophytes among the medicinal plants are 220 species (63.95%).

The medicinal plants of Chepan Mountain (Western Bulgaria)

University of Shumen Bishop Konstantin Preslavski

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences and Plant Protection

Acta Scientifica Naturalis

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Bulgaria is one of the European countries with the greatest biodiversity, including biodiversity of medicinal plants. The object of this study is Chepan...

The medicinal plants of Chepan Mountain (Western Bulgaria)

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 31 - 38

Received: Oct 30, 2014

Accepted: Mar 11, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/asn-2015-0004

Keywords
Chepan Mountain, medicinal plants, analysis

© 2015 Dimcho Zahariev, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The medicinal plants of Chepan Mountain (Western Bulgaria)

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 31 - 38

Received: Oct 30, 2014

Accepted: Mar 11, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/asn-2015-0004

KeywordsChepan Mountain, medicinal plants, analysis

© 2015 Dimcho Zahariev, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Chepan Mountain, medicinal plants, analysis