Ricerc@Sapienza

Seeds and fruits collections are very important from a systematic point of view and represent useful references in several disciplines and research fields. The Herbarium of Sapienza University of Rome (RO) hosts a Spermoteque/Carpoteque, which was organized by Gustavo Bonaventura (1902-1976). The purpose of this paper is to describe the heritage of Bonaventura's collection. It consists of 42 wooden boxes, globally hosting 3411 glass tubes containing seeds, fruits, and other materials.

Verbascum thapsus L., commonly known as great mullein or common mullein, is a biennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family [1].
It has a long tradition of use in ethnopharmacology since it is well know to posses several medicinal properties going from the expectorant and demulcent to the diuretic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, astringent, antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal ones and for these it has been long used in several parts of the world to treat respiratory problems as well as earache, eczema, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, fever, tumor and allergies [2].