Evaluation of the natural geophyte taxa of Sarıyer and their use in urban landscape

Authors : Ş.doğanay YENER, Nilüfer SEYİDOĞLU AKDENİZ

Pages : 79-93

Doi:10.31195/ejejfs.631387

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Publication Date : 2020-03-06

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Within approximately 5461 km 2 area and 16 million population, Istanbul is considered to be the most important and most crowded city of Turkey. In addition to its unique beauties, it attracts the attention of nature lovers and plant scientists especially with its rich variety of plants which is more than many other countries in the world. A large and important part of this floristic richness is composed of “geophytes”; which are the plants with bulbous, tuberosus, corm or rhizomous root systems. Sarıyer district, which is located in the north side of Istanbul and being an important part of the city`s floristic richness has been chosen as the study area. The floristic diversity of the district is mostly because of the biodiversity of natural forest called Belgrad Forest. In this study, the geophytes of the Sarıyer district, one of the greenest districts of Istanbul, were investigated, their aesthetic properties were evaluated and the possibilities of their use in landscape designs were examined. Thus, the contribution of the geophytes of the Sarıyer district to the flora tourism, which has become an important one in recent years, has also been discussed.
Keywords : Flora tourism, Geophytes, Sarıyer