Publications

 

Doctoral Thesis

 

Karousou R. 1995. Taxonomic studies on the Cretan Labiatae. Distribution, morphology and essential oils. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (in Greek with English summary).

 

In International Scientific Journals

 

Kokkini S., Vokou D., Karousou R. 1991. Morphological and chemical variation of Origanum vulgare L. in Greece – Botanika Chronika 10: 337-346.

Karousou R., Bosabalidis A.M., Kokkini S. 1992. Sideritis syriaca ssp. syriaca: Glandular trichome structure and development in relation to systematics – Nordic Journal of Botany 12: 31-37.

Kokkini S., Karousou R., Vokou D. 1994. Pattern of geographic variation of Origanum vulgare trichomes and essential oil content in Greece – Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 22: 517-528.

Kokkini S., Karousou R., Lanaras T. 1995. Essential oils of spearmint (carvone-rich) plants from the island of Crete (Greece) – Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 23: 425-430.

Karousou R., Kokkini S., Bessière J.-M., Vokou D. 1996. Calamintha cretica (Lamiaceae), a Cretan endemic: Distribution and essential oil composition – Nordic Journal of Botany 16: 247-252.

Kokkini S., Karousou R., Dardioti A., Krigas N., Lanaras T. 1997. Autumn essential oils of Greek Oregano – Phytochemistry 44: 883-886.

Karousou R., Kokkini S. 1997. Distribution and clinal variation of Salvia fruticosa Mill. (Labiatae) on the island of Crete (Greece) – Willdenowia 27: 113-120.

Kokkini S., Karousou R., Lanaras T. 1997. Essential oils with 1,2-epoxy- p-menthane derivatives from Mentha spicata plants growing across the island of Crete – Botanica Acta 110: 184-189.

Grammatikopoulos G., Karousou R., Kokkini S., Manetas Y. 1998. Differential effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on reproductive effort in two chemotypes of Mentha spicata under field conditions – Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 25: 345-351.

Karousou R., Grammatikopoulos G., Lanaras T., Manetas Y., Kokkini S. 1998. Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on Mentha spicata essential oils – Phytochemistry 49: 2273-2277.

Karousou R., Lanaras T., Kokkini S. 1998. Piperitone oxide - rich essential oils from Mentha longifolia subsp. petiolata and M. x villoso-nervata grown wild on the island of Crete (S Greece) – Journal of Essential Oil Research 10: 375-379.

Karousou R., Vokou D., Kokkini S. 1998. Variation of Salvia fruticosa essential oils on the island of Crete (Greece) – Botanica Acta 111: 250-254.

Karousou R., Vokou D., Kokkini S. 1998. Distribution and essential oils of Salvia pomifera subsp. pomifera (Labiatae) on the island of Crete (S Greece) – Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 26: 889-897.

Kokkini S., Hanlidou E., Karousou R. 2000. Smell and essential oil variation in Labiatae: does it deserve a taxonomist’s appreciation? – Botanika Chronika 13: 187-199.

Kokkini S., Hanlidou E., Karousou R., Lanaras T. 2002. Variation of pulegone content in pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) plants growing wild in Greece – Journal of Essential Oil Research 14: 224-227. 

Pateli M., Krigas N., Karousou R., Hanlidou E., Kokkini S. 2002. Vascular plants in the suburban Thessaloniki (N Greece). I. The Industrial Park of Sindos – Flora Mediterranea 12: 323-339.

Karousou R., Kokkini S. 2003. The genus Origanum L. (Labiatae) in Crete: distribution and essential oils – Bocconea 16: 717-721.

Kokkini S., Karousou R., Hanlidou E., Lanaras T. 2004. Essential oil of Greek (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) and Turkish (Ο. onites) oregano: A tool for their distinction – Journal of Essential Oil Research 16: 334-338.

Hanlidou E., Karousou R., Kleftoyanni V., Kokkini S. 2004. The herbal market of Thessaloniki (N Greece) and its relation to the ethnobotanical tradition – Journal of Ethnopharmacology 91: 281-299.

Kokkini S., Hanlidou E., Karousou R., Lanaras T. 2004. Clinal variation of Mentha pulegium essential oils along the climatic gradient of Greece – Journal of Essential Oil Research 16: 588-593.

Karousou R., Koureas D. N., Kokkini S. 2005. Essential oil composition is related to the natural habitats: Coridothymus capitatus and Satureja thymbra in NATURA 2000 sites of Crete – Phytochemistry 66: 2668-2673.

Karousou R., Balta M., Hanlidou E., Kokkini S. 2007. “Mints”, smells and traditional uses in Thessaloniki (Greece) and other Mediterranean countries – Jοurnal of Ethnopharmacology 109: 248-257.

Karousou, R., Hanlidou, E., Kokkini, P., Koufou, D., Kokkini, S. 2008. On the flora of Mount Stratonikon (GR1270005), a NATURA 2000 site of N Greece – Flora Mediterranea 18: 529-550.

Karousou, R., Deirmentzoglou, S. 2010. The herbal market of Cyprus: Traditional links and cultural exchanges – Jοurnal of Ethnopharmacology doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.09.034.

 

In Scientific Books

 

Kokkini S., Vokou D., Karousou R. 1989. Essential oil yield of Lamiaceae plants in Greece. In: Battacharyya S. C., Sen N., Sethi K. L. (eds), Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of essential oils, fragrances and flavours Vol. 3, Oxford & IBH Publishing, New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, pp. 5-12.

Hanlidou E., Karousou R., Kokkini S. 1998. The sage plants in Greece: Morphological variation and its taxonomic implications. In: Tsekos I., Moustakas M. (eds), Progress in Botanical Research. Proceedings of the 1st Balkan Botanical Congress, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, pp. 65-68.

Kokkini S., Iatrou G., Georgiou K., Artelari P., Bazos I., Georgiadis Th., Georgiou O., Drossos E., Hanlidou E., Karousou R., Krigas N., Kypriotakis Z., Tzanoudakis D. 1996. Other important plant species. In: Dafis S., Papastergiadou E., Georghiou K., Babalonas D., Georgiadis T., Papageorgiou M., Lazaridou T., Tsiaoussi V. Directive 92/43/EEC The Greek “Habitat” Project NATURA 2000: An Overview, pp. 468-486, 803-839. Life contract B4-3200/94/756, Commission of the European Communities DG XI, The Goulandris Natural History Museum – Greek Biotope / Wetland Centre.

Karousou R., Dardioti A., Kokkini S. 1998. Origanum vulgare L. in the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia: Distribution and morphological variation. In: Tsekos I., Moustakas M. (eds), Progress in Botanical Research. Proceedings of the 1st Balkan Botanical Congress, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, pp. 73-76.

Karousou R., Hanlidou E., Kokkini S. 2000. The sage plants of Greece: Distribution and infraspecific variation. In: Kintzios S. (ed.), Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Industrial Profiles: Salvia, Harwood Academic Publishers, pp. 27-46.

Kokkini S., Karousou R., Hanlidou E. 2003. Herbs of the Labiatae. In: Cabarello B., Trugo L., Finglas P. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Academic Press, pp. 3082-3090.

 

Other Publications

 

Hanlidou, E., Karousou, R., Minoglou, D., Korakis, G. 2001. Plants of Taygetos. A Photogtaphic guide. Oikotopia. 345 p. (In Greek).