Study on essential oil variability of Salvia sharifii Rech. f. & esfand. in different natural habitats of Hormozgan Province

Subject Areas : Chemistry and analysis of natural compounds

Alireza Yavari ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Hormozagan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.)

Received: 2021-10-13 Accepted : 2021-12-14 Published : 2022-03-03

Keywords: variability, Natural habitat, Essential oil, Salvia sharifii Rech. f. & Esfand,

Abstract :

Salvia sharifii Rech. f. & Esfand belonging to the Lamiaceae family is an endemic medicinal plant which grows wild in south of Iran and is traditionally used as an antiseptic, anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, decongestant, digestive and analgesic. In this research, the aerial parts of the plant were collected from three habitats in Hormozgan province including Abmah, Ghotbabad and Sirmand in the altitude range of 760 to 1210 meters above sea level at full flowering stage in the spring of 2019. The plant materials were dried in shade and at room temperature. The essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation with three replications, the yields were calculated based on dry weight and amount of chemical compounds in the essential oil were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The results showed that the highest and lowest essential oil yields (w/w %) were related to the Sirmand (1.14 %) and Ghotbabad (0.65 %) populations, respectively. The essential oil compound analysis demonestrated that linalool was the major and common compound in Abmah and Sirmand populations; whereas the major compound in Ghotbabad was elemol (14.3 %). The second predominant compound in the essential oil of Abmah, Ghotbabad and Sirmand populations was sclareol oxide, agarospirol and hexyl-2-methyl­ butyrate, respectively. The third major compound in Abmah essential oil was hexyl-2-methyl­ butyrate was, meanwhile, hexyl caprylate and hexyl­isovalerate compounds were the third major compounds in Ghotbabad and Sirmand populations, respectively. Then, The presence of chemical variation among natural populations of S. sharifii showed that in addition to the effect of plant inheritance, this species has a high adaptation potential, so a wide range of climatic conditions such as temperature, altitude and rainfall among different populations could be considered for in situ and ex situ conservation and domestication of the plants.

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