Chimona Chrysanthi, Papadopoulou Sophia, Kolyva Foteini, Mina Maria, Rhizopoulou Sophia
Section of Botany, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece.
Life (Basel). 2022 Nov 23;12(12):1957. doi: 10.3390/life12121957.
As the interest in natural, sustainable ecosystems arises in many fields, wild plant diversity is reconsidered. The present study is based on extant literature evidence from the journey of John Sibthorp (Professor of Botany, Oxford University) to Peloponnese (Greece) in pre-industrial time. In the year 1795, Peloponnese was a botanically unknown region, very dangerous for travellers and under civil unrest, in with a pre-rebellion period. Our study reveals approximately 200 wild plant taxa that were collected from Peloponnese localities in 1795, transported to Oxford University (UK), and quoted in the magnificent edition of the 19th century. Moreover, these plants currently constitute a living collection in Peloponnese, confirmed according to updated data on the vascular Flora of Greece. The presented lists constitute a source of information for plant biologists, linking the past to the present, shedding light on the study of adaptive traits of wild Mediterranean plants and revealing the temporal dimension of natural history. Nowadays, increasing and thorough understanding of the considered plants' functionality to abiotic and biotic environmental stimuli provides a new framework of sustainability and management options.
随着许多领域对自然、可持续生态系统的兴趣日益浓厚，野生植物多样性正被重新审视。本研究基于约翰·西布索普（牛津大学植物学教授）在工业化前时期前往伯罗奔尼撒半岛（希腊）的旅程中现存的文献证据。1795年，伯罗奔尼撒半岛是一个植物学上未知的地区，对旅行者来说非常危险，且处于内乱之中，处于叛乱前时期。我们的研究揭示了大约200种野生植物分类群，它们于1795年从伯罗奔尼撒半岛的各地采集，被运往英国牛津大学，并在19世纪的宏伟版本中被引用。此外，根据希腊维管植物区系的最新数据证实，这些植物目前在伯罗奔尼撒半岛构成了一个活植物标本集。所呈现的清单为植物生物学家提供了一个信息来源，将过去与现在联系起来，阐明了野生地中海植物适应性特征的研究，并揭示了自然历史的时间维度。如今，对所考虑植物对非生物和生物环境刺激的功能的日益深入和透彻的理解提供了一个可持续性和管理选项的新框架。
