Cyprus is the 3rd largest island in the Mediterranean sea with a land cover of 9.251 sq.km. Being in eastern Mediterranean it is under the influence of the floras of Asia, Africa and Europe. Flora of Cyprus is well documented with 1.610 species and altogether 1.738 taxa. 108 species (143 taxa) are endemic plants comprising 6.7% (8.2%) of the flora. The families Asteraceae (66), Lamiaceae (39) and Apiaceae (29) are important for the aromatic flora.
We have been systematically investigating essential oils from aromatic plants of Cyprus and here I shall present our results on the essential oils of the following species: Anthemis tricolor, Asphodelus aestivus, Chenopodium murale, Chrysanthemum coronarium, Helichrysum conglobatum, Helichrysum italicum, Lagoecia cuminoides, Lathyrus spp., Origanum cordifolium, Origanum majorana, Origanum dubium, Phlomis brevibracteata, Phlomis cypria var. cypria, Pimpinella cypria, Sideritis cypria, Teucrium cyprium, Teucrium kyreniae, Teucrium micropodioides, Teucrium salaminium, Thymus capitatus, Thymus integer, Zosima absinthifolia.