Plants Considered As Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) Around Central Anatolia: Eskişehir Example

Authors : Gülçin IŞIK, Ersin YÜCEL

Pages : 160-166

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Publication Date : 2017-11-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study, identification of medicinal plants, which spread in Central Anatolia forests, can be regarded as non-wood forest products and draw attention on the situation of endemic taxa. Literature study was made to determine the medicinal plants can be regarded as non-wood forest products, by using The Flora of Turkey, published articles, thesis and books about Eskişehir flora. It was found that there are 81 genera and 121 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(110 Dicotyledonous, 11 Monocotyledonous); belonging to 31 families under natural forest distribution in Eskisehir. 68 of these taxa were endemics and elements of different phytogeographic regions. 59 of these 121 plant taxa have medical importance. It is important to evaluate these taxa economically. Another important issue is that some of the endemic taxa have medical importance at the same time.
Keywords : Non wood, Medicinal plant, Endemic, Forest, eskişehir