This study aimed to evaluate the compositional diversity of essential oilproducing species within the Asteraceae family at Muong La Nature Reserve, Son Laprovince. A comprehensive identification revealed a total of 56 species distributedacross 39 genera. In addition to the value for essential oils, species of theAsteraceae family also demonstrate multiple application aspects, includingmedicinal (Th) with 54 species
and food (Tp) with 19 species. Additionally, 7species as ornamental plants (Ca) while others are used for ornamental, andenological purposes. Fifteen Asteraceae species have a use value (UV) index ≥ 0.80,and 1 species (accounting for 1.72%) is identified as potentially threatened, listedin the Red Data Book of Vietnam 2007. Life forms of Asteraceae species studiedare constructed as follows: the Spectrum of Biology (SB) = 50.00 % Ph + 21.43 %Th +16.07% Hm + 12.50% Ch. In the study area, the Asteraceae family iscategorized into 6 main geographical factors: tropical Asia accounts (accountingfor 78.57% of the total number), followed by Crop factor with 5 species(accounting for 8,93% of the total number) and Northern temperate elements with3 species (accounting for 5.36%)
Paleo-tropical with 2 species (accounting for3.57%)
The lowest factors include
Tropical Asia-Australia-America and subendemic with the same 1 specie (accounting for 1.79%).This study aimed to evaluate the compositional diversity of essential oilproducing species within the Asteraceae family at Muong La Nature Reserve, Son Laprovince. A comprehensive identification revealed a total of 56 species distributedacross 39 genera. In addition to the value for essential oils, species of theAsteraceae family also demonstrate multiple application aspects, includingmedicinal (Th) with 54 species
and food (Tp) with 19 species. Additionally, 7species as ornamental plants (Ca) while others are used for ornamental, andenological purposes. Fifteen Asteraceae species have a use value (UV) index ≥ 0.80,and 1 species (accounting for 1.72%) is identified as potentially threatened, listedin the Red Data Book of Vietnam 2007. Life forms of Asteraceae species studiedare constructed as follows: the Spectrum of Biology (SB) = 50.00 % Ph + 21.43 %Th +16.07% Hm + 12.50% Ch. In the study area, the Asteraceae family iscategorized into 6 main geographical factors: tropical Asia accounts (accountingfor 78.57% of the total number), followed by Crop factor with 5 species(accounting for 8,93% of the total number) and Northern temperate elements with3 species (accounting for 5.36%)
Paleo-tropical with 2 species (accounting for3.57%)
The lowest factors include
Tropical Asia-Australia-America and subendemic with the same 1 specie (accounting for 1.79%).