• Hedrén, Mikael; Birkedal, Sven; de Boer, Hugo; Ghorbani, Abdolbaset; Gravendeel, Barbara; Hansson, Sven; Svensson, Åke; Zarré, Shahin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Orchids differ from other plants in their extremely small and partly air-filled seeds that can be transported long distances by wind. Seed dispersal in orchids is expected to contribute strongly to overall gene flow, and ...
  • Ghorbani, Abdolbaset; Gravendeel, Barbara; Selliah, Sugirthini; Zarré, Shahin; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Tubers of terrestrial orchids are harvested and traded from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea for the traditional product Salep. Overexploitation of wild populations and increased middle-class prosperity have ...
  • de Boer, Hugo; Ghorbani, Abdolbaset; Manzanilla, Vincent; Raclariu, Ancuta Cristina; Kreziou, Anna; Ounjai, Sarawut; Osathanunkul, Maslin; Gravendeel, Barbara (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    In eastern Mediterranean countries orchids continue to be collected from the wild for the production of salep, a beverage made of dried orchid tubers. In this study we used nrITS1 and nrITS2 DNA metabarcoding to identify ...
  • Ghorbani, Abdolbaset; Mosaddegh, Mahmoud; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background and objectives: The roots of Centaurea behen L., (Asteraceae) known as Radix Behen Albi are used as an aphrodisiac, anti-lithiasis and general tonic. It is available as dried or powdered roots in the herbal ...
  • Ghorbani, Abdolbaset; Saeedi, Yousef; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Local markets provide a rapid insight into the medicinal plants growing in a region as well as local traditional health concerns. Identification of market plant material can be challenging as plants are often sold in dried ...