| Through the field investigation,specimen identification and the data inquiry, the species, oil content, use and the reserves of the wild oil plant resources distributed in Zhongtiaoshan area were analyzed. In addition, suggestions on the exploitation and utilization of oil plants in Zhongtiaoshan area were put forward. The results showed that there were 176 species of oil plants from 135 genera and 57 families. In terms of species composition, Rosaceae, Labiatae, Leguminosae, Ulmaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Compositae and Cruciferae were the dominant groups. In terms of life type, the number of woody plants were the most, accounting for 60.2% of oil plants. In terms of oil content, the most species were between 20% and 29.9%, and 136 species with oil content over 20% had potential development and utilization value. In terms of use, 158 kinds were for industrial use, 45 kinds were for edible value, and 72 kinds were for medicine and health care. The main oil-storing parts were seeds, and a few were fruits and kernels. Pinaceae, Juglandaceae, Betulaceae, Rosaceae, Labiatae, Sapindaceae, Aceraceae, Elaeagnaceae,Staphyleaceae, Compositae and etc had greater development potential. |
