Kuzey Anadolu’da Amerikalı Bir Bitki Toplayıcısı: Carl Tobey (1918-1991)

Authors : Asuman BAYTOP

Pages : 77-82

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Publication Date : 2007-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Carl Tobey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1918-1991); came from New York to Samsun in 1955 to stay for only one year, but he lived there till the end of his life, acting as a teacher of English in the Turkish lycée, Samsun Anadolu Lisesi. He was fond of planting, gardening and collecting. He sent his plant collection to P.H. Davis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1918- 1992);, the editor of Flora of Turkey project in Edinburgh. According to the citations of his 1140 specimens accepted in Flora of Turkey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1965-2000);, he collected between 1964 and 1969, from 14 North Anatolian provinces, as Zonguldak, Kastamonu, Sinop, Samsun, Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon, Çorum, Amasya, Tokat, Sivas, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzurum. All his specimens in the Flora were numbered, but most undated. Only 9 specimens were bearing a date. His original collection is in Edinburgh. He also has specimens in Kew insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(K); and in Turkey, in ISTO insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(982 specimens); and in ISTE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57 specimens);. We think that he has collected more than 6000 specimens in Turkey, but believe that only the Herbarium of Edinburgh insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(E); can tell about the exact or nearly exact number. Tobey is the collector of the types of 7 new taxa. They come from Zonguldak, Sinop, Amasya, Ordu, Giresun, Tokat and Sivas. Two species’ names bear the epithet tobeyi: Doronicum tobeyi J.R. Edmondson insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the collector is Tobey); and Salvia tobeyi Hedge insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the collector is P.Sintenis);. 
Keywords : Türkiye florası, bitki toplamaları, toplayıcılar, C Tobey, botanik tarihi