Flora of the Elmalı Cedar Research Forest (Antalya/Turkey)

Authors : İsmail Gökhan DENİZ, Hüseyin SÜMBÜL

Pages : 529-555

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The flora of the Elmalı Cedar Research Forest insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Antalya); was investigated. From the research area, 1296 samples were collected between September 2000 and September 2002. Of the 1296 samples, 83 represent families, 320 represent genera and 689 represent species that have been identified. The total number of species, subspecies and varieties of taxa was 708. In the analysed samples, 3 species were new to the scientific world. Twenty-eight of the taxa were collected for the first time from square C2. The number of endemic species in the research area is 141 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20.46%);. Among the analysed species, 195 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.30%); are Mediterranean elements, 87 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12.62%); are Irano-Turanian elements, 18 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.61%); are Euro-Siberian elements, and 389 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(56.45%); are multi-regional or species whose phytogeographical regions are unknown. In the investigated area, Asteraceae is the richest family, with 73 species and Astragalus L. is the richest genus, with 17 species.
Keywords : Cedar Research, Endemism, Elmalı, Flora, Vegetation