Table 2.
Characteristics of the 14 wild lavender sampled sites (site) and the cultivated populations (cult). The characteristics are: number of samples analyzed (N); characteristics of the original localization: Longitude (Long), Latitude (Lat) in decimal degree (DD) and range of altitudes in meter (m); the mean percentage of the total area represented by the 63 repeatable compounds (%Total area), percentage of monoterpenes (%Mono), and percentage of sesquiterpenes (%Sesqui) ± standard deviation; the total amount of extracted compounds (internal standard equivalent per g of dry inflorescence) as well as the total number of compounds ± standard deviation. The codes of sampled sites are: major letter for country (F: France, S: Spain, I: Italy); minor letter for local area (ar: Aragon, lot: Lot, loz: Lozère, av: Aveyron, dr: Drôme, ha: Hautes-Alpes, bdr: Bouche-du-Rhône, am: Alpes-Maritimes, ahp: Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence, pi: Piémont, ca: Calabre), and Cult for cultivated lavender.
| Site | N | Long (DD) |
Lat (DD) |
Altitude (m) | % Total Area | % Mono | % Sesqui | Total Amount | Number of Compounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fahp | 5 | 6.6 | 44.17 | 1400 | 83.4 ± 10.9 | 73.2 ± 14.1 | 6.9 ± 3 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 29.6 ± 5.2 |
| Fam | 3 | 7.08 | 43.76 | 772–800 | 59.0 ± 18.5 | 48.4 ± 17 | 9.0 ± 3.1 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 10.7 ± 2.3 |
| Fav | 5 | 5.45 | 43.9 | 450–600 | 92.0 ± 3.8 | 78.4 ± 8.5 | 12.1 ± 6 | 4.5 ± 4.7 | 32.0 ± 9.8 |
| Fbdr | 3 | 5.66 | 43.32 | 725–800 | 71.0 ± 4.1 | 53.3 ± 9.6 | 17.0 ± 13.2 | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 22.3 ± 3.1 |
| Fdr | 5 | 5.09 | 44.85 | 590–600 | 72.4 ± 9.9 | 65.6 ± 9.4 | 5.0 ± 2.8 | 1.3 ± 1 | 17.6 ± 5.2 |
| Fha1 | 4 | 6.69 | 44.93 | 1450–1600 | 77.8 ± 16.4 | 70.3 ± 18.9 | 6.0 ± 3 | 2.3 ± 1.9 | 21.8 ± 6 |
| Fha2 | 5 | 5.94 | 44.06 | 755–800 | 92.7 ± 3.1 | 78.5 ± 7.1 | 11.9 ± 3.5 | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 29.0 ± 7.7 |
| Fha3 | 5 | 5.85 | 44.12 | 1635–1800 | 80.9 ± 7.1 | 67.7 ± 9.8 | 10.8 ± 3.6 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 27.2 ± 7.8 |
| Flot | 5 | 1.53 | 44.95 | 250–400 | 88.7 ± 7.3 | 77.6 ± 9.1 | 6.8 ± 2.4 | 7.4 ± 3.5 | 41.0 ± 7.6 |
| Floz | 5 | 3.37 | 44.22 | 980–1000 | 92.0 ± 7.6 | 85.8 ± 9 | 4.1 ± 1 | 16.0 ± 8.1 | 39.0 ± 7.4 |
| Ica | 5 | 16.05 | 39.9 | 1150–1200 | 66.7 ± 12.3 | 58.0 ± 11.9 | 8.2 ± 1.1 | 35.2 ± 9.2 | 55.2 ± 0.8 |
| Ipi | 5 | 7.23 | 44.34 | 1275–1400 | 74.5 ± 10.1 | 66.3 ± 8.6 | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 13.4 ± 1.5 |
| Sar1 | 5 | 0.21 | 42.57 | 1000 | 88.5 ± 2.4 | 79.7 ± 4.3 | 7.5 ± 3 | 12.8 ± 3.9 | 48.4 ± 2.9 |
| Sar2 | 5 | −0.55 | 40.51 | 1450–1600 | 84.4 ± 2.7 | 76.8 ± 3.9 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 5.4 ± 2 | 43.0 ± 2.5 |
| Cult | 25 | - | - | - | 83.0 ± 9.1 | 70.0 ± 12.1 | 10.7 ± 4.8 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 29.1 ± 7.9 |