The territory of Macedonia is abundant with medicinal, aromatic, and spice plants that are used in the daily life of the population. The Macedonian tradition of using various plants, such as teas, balms, and food additives, is very rich. In the past, knowledge about medicinal plants was passed on orally within families. Today, modern pharmacy […]
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The Macedonian National Herbarium is located at the Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje, and has been in existence since the establishment of the faculty in 1946. The founder of the herbarium is Academician Kiril Micevski, a Full Professor of Plant Systematics, Phylogeny, and Phytocenology. In 2009, the herbarium was
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There are thousands of plant species in the world. In order to establish a system where each species would have a unique name understandable regardless of the spoken language, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus invented a revolutionary naming system that is still applied today. For this reason, Linnaeus is known as the father of taxonomy, which