Wild Aromatic Plant Resources and Their Exploitation and Utilization in Jiufu Mountain, Fujian Province

The wild aromatic plants resources were investigated in Jiufu Mountain Nature Reserve in Youxi,Fujian province.The results show that there are 132 species of wild aromatic plants,belonging to 91 genera in 47 families in this area,which accounted for 52.8%,29.7% and 17.4% in families,genera,and species of the wild aromatic plants in Fujian province respectively.Among these aromatic plants,Lauraceae is the biggest population,including 22 species.Other advantage families,both Rosaceae and Orchidaceae include 10 species.Lamiaceae includes 9 species and Asteraceae includes 7 species.Magnoliaceae and Oleaceae include 5 species,4 species respectively.The smaller population were Rutaceae,Primulaceae,Moraceae,Hamamelidaceae,including 3 species.The dominant genera are Lindera(6),Cinnamomum(4),Machilus(4),Rosa(4),Artemisia(4),Litsea(4),Photinia(3),Lysimachia(3).The wild aromatic plants with greater value of development and utilization are Pinus massoniana,Sarcandra gladra,Houttuyia Cordata,Litsea cubeba,Cinnamomum camphora,Machilus grijsii,Machilus pauhoi,Litsea aggregata,Litsea elongat,Elaeagnus pungens,Mosla punctulata,Liquidamber formosana,Rosa laevigata,Gardenia jasminoides,Lonicera nitida,Artemisia argyi and so on.The species composition,aromatic position,live form,distribution and the suggestions are put forward on their development and utilization.