Orlanda de Lurdes Viamonte Póvoa (ORCID number: 0000-0001-6302-1552), Professora Adjunta at the School of Biosciences of Elvas at the Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal (ESBE/IPP), obtained a PhD from ISA-Lisbon University in 2009. Orlanda has been a professor of plant biology and forest sciences since 2000. Orlanda Póvoa is a member of the VALORIZA research center (Portalegre Polytechnic Institute, Portugal) focusing on ethnobotany, plant genetic resources, aromatic and medicinal plants (Coriandrum sativum, Mentha pulegium, Mentha cervina, Origanum vulgare subsp. virens, Cichorium intybus, Sanguisorba verrucosa, Plantago lanceolata, Hypericum pubescens, etc.), plant propagation and dendrology. Orlanda is also a member of the Competence Center for Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CCPAM).