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Table 1 Plants used in the preparation of Traditional Alcoholic Beverage (TABs) in Alta valle del Reno

From: Traditional alcoholic beverages and their value in the local culture of the Alta Valle del Reno, a mountain borderland between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Scientific name

Botanical family

Local names

Wild/ Cultivated

Informants mentioning the plant

Citations

Uses (Used parts)

UV

general

current

past

effective

potential

Aloysia citriodora Palau

Verbenaceae

Pl: acedrina, cedrina

C

3

3

Liq (Lv)

0.048

0.032

0.016

0.032

0.016

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze

Theaceae

Pl: té

A

2

2

Liq (Lv)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Castanea sativa Miller

Fagaceae

Fr: castagne

W

1

1

Dist (Fr)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

0.016

Cinnamomum verum J. Presl

Lauraceae

Pl: cannella

A

6

8

Liq (Bk) Arom (Bk)

0.127

0.111

0.016

0.127

0.000

Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.

Rutaceae

Pl: Fr: limone

C

11

13

Liq (Fr Lv) Arom (Fr)

0.206

0.159

0.048

0.206

0.016

Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck

Rutaceae

Pl: Fr: arancio

C

1

1

Arom (Fr)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.016

0.000

Coffea arabica L.

Rubiaceae

Pl: caffé

A

1

1

Liq (Fr)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.016

0.000

Cornus mas L.

Cornaceae

Fr: corniole

W

10

10

Liq (Fr) Arom (Fr)

0.159

0.079

0.079

0.127

0.032

Fragaria vesca L.

Rosaceae

Fr: fragole

W

3

3

Ferm (Fr)

0.048

0.000

0.048

0.048

0.000

Gentiana cfr. asclepiadea L.

Gentianaceae

Pl: genziana

W

3

3

Liq (Uo) Arom (Uo)

0.048

0.032

0.016

0.032

0.016

Gentianopsis ciliata (L.) Ma. (cfr.)

Gentianaceae

Pl: genzianella

W

2

2

Liq (Uo) Arom (Uo)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Juglans regia L.

Juglandaceae

Pl: Fr: noce

W

23

24

Liq (Fr) Arom (Fr)

0.381

0.254

0.127

0.254

0.127

Juniperus communis L.

Cupressaceae

Pl: zinepro, ginepro

W

6

7

Dist (Fr) Liq (Fr)

0.111

0.063

0.048

0.063

0.048

Laurus nobilis L.

Lauraceae

Pl: alloro

W

2

2

Liq (Lv)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Malus domestica Borkh.

Rosaceae

Fr: mele, mele antiche

C

2

2

Liq (Se) Arom (Fr)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Malus sylvestris Miller

Rosaceae

Fr: mele selvatiche

W

1

1

Liq (Se)

0.016

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

Matricaria chamomilla L.

Compositae

Pl: Camomilla

W

1

1

Liq (Fl)

0.016

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

Mentha spicata L. (s.l.)

Lamiaceae

Pl: menta selvatica

W

2

2

Liq (Lv)

0.032

0.016

0.016

0.016

0.016

Ocimum basilicum L.

Lamiaceae

Pl: basilico

C

5

5

Liq (Lv)

0.079

0.079

0.000

0.079

0.000

Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold (s.l.)

Pinaceae

Pl: pino

C

1

1

Liq (Bd)

0.016

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

Prunus avium L.

Rosaceae

Fr: ciliegie, duroni, ciliegie innestate

W

4

4

Ferm (Fr) Liq (Fr)

0.063

0.048

0.016

0.047

0.016

Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.

Rosaceae

Fr: prugne selvatiche

W

1

1

Dist (Fr)

0.016

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

Prunus cerasus L.

Rosaceae

Fr: amarene, marasche selvatiche, ciliegie amarene, ciliegie selvatiche

W

22

28

Ferm (Fr) Liq (Fr Lv Se) Arom (Lv)

0.444

0.238

0.206

0.413

0.031

Prunus domestica L.

Rosaceae

Fr: prugne

C

2

2

Dist (Fr) Ferm (Fr)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Prunus laurocerasus L.

Rosaceae

Pl: lauro

C

3

3

Liq (Fr)

0.048

0.016

0.032

0.016

0.032

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

Rosaceae

Fr: pesca

C

1

1

Liq (Se)

0.016

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

Prunus spinosa L.

Rosaceae

Pl: spino selvatico, spino nero, prugnolo, spini, Fr: strozzaprete, strozzigo

W

13

14

Dist (Fr) Liq (Fr) Arom (Fr)

0.222

0.079

0.143

0.111

0.111

Pyrus communis L.

Rosaceae

Fr: pere snace, pere cestello, pere volpine

C

4

4

Ferm (Fr)

0.063

0.000

0.063

0.063

0.000

Pyrus pyraster Burgsd.

Rosaceae

Fr:pere selvatiche

W

3

3

Ferm (Fr)

0.048

0.000

0.048

0.048

0.000

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Leguminosae

Pl: acacia

W

1

1

Ferm (Fl)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.016

0.000

Rosa canina L. (s. l.)

Rosaceae

Pl: rosa canina Fr: peterlenga

W

3

3

Liq (Fl Fr)

0.048

0.000

0.048

0.048

0.000

Rosa cv.

Rosaceae

Pl: rosa antica

C

2

2

Liq (Fl Lv)

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.032

0.000

Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Lamiaceae

Pl: rosmarino

W

2

2

Liq (Ap)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Rubus hirtus W. et K.

Rosaceae

Pl: rovo

W

1

1

Ferm (Fr)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.016

0.000

Rubus idaeus L.

Rosaceae

Pl: Fr: lampone, lampone selvatico

W

15

17

Ferm (Fr) Liq (Fr)

0.270

0.048

0.222

0.222

0.048

Rubus ulmifolius Schott

Rosaceae

Pl: rovo di bosco, raggie Fr: more, more selvatiche,

W

6

6

Ferm (Fr) Liq (Fr)

0.095

0.032

0.063

0.095

0.000

Rubus cv.

Rosaceae

Fr: more domestiche

C

1

1

Ferm (Fr)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.016

0.000

Ruta graveolens L.

Rutaceae

Pl: ruta

W

1

1

Liq (Ap)

0.016

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

Salvia officinalis L.

Lamiaceae

Pl: salvia

C

3

3

Liq (Lv)

0.048

0.048

0.000

0.048

0.000

Sambucus ebulus L.

Adoxaceae

Pl: Fr: ebbi, ebbiacci

W

1

1

Dist (Fr)

0.016

0.000

0.016

0.000

0.016

Sambucus nigra L.

Adoxaceae

Pl: sambuco

W

4

4

Ferm (Fr) Liq (Fr)

0.063

0.016

0.048

0.063

0.000

Sorbus domestica L.

Rosaceae

Fr: sorbole

W

2

2

Ferm (Fr)

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.032

0.000

Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr.& L.M.Perry

Myrtaceae

Pl: chiodi di garofano

A

8

10

Liq (Fl) Arom (Fl)

0.159

0.127

0.000

0.159

0.000

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

Ericaceae

Pl: Fr: mirtilli

W

11

12

Ferm (Fr) Liq (Fr)

0.190

0.079

0.111

0.175

0.015

Vanilla planifolia Andrews

Orchidaceae

Pl: vaniglia

A

2

2

Liq (Fr)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

Vitis labrusca L.

Vitaceae

Fr: uva fragola

W

2

2

Liq (Fr)

0.032

0.032

0.000

0.032

0.000

  1. Plant parts - Ap: whole aerial part; Bd: buds; Bk: bark; Fl: flowers/inflorescences; Fr: fruit; Lv: leaves; Pl: plant; Uo: underground organs; Se: seeds. Wild/Cultivated (in Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna) - A: absent; C: cultivated; W: wild (also including plants occurring both as wild and cultivated). Preparations - Arom: aromatized wines; Dist: distillates; Ferm: fermented beverages; Liq: liquors