Vascular Flora of Forest Vegetation in Altındere Valley (Maçka-Trabzon)

Authors : Alper UZUN, Salih TERZİOĞLU

Pages : 135-153

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The vascular flora of forest vegetation in Altındere Valley insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Maçka-Trabzon); was investigated. The study was conducted between 2001 and 2002, during which time 1200 plant samples were collected. In all, 383 vascular taxa belonging to 246 genera and 84 families were identified. The richest family was Asteraceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(35, 9.1%);, followed by Lamiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(27, 7.0%); and Fabaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23, 6.0%);. Additionally, the richest genus was Campanula L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7, 1.82%);, followed by Trifolium L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6, 1.56%); and Acer L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6, 1.56%);. The phytogeographical regions of 209 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54.56%); taxa were determined. The distribution of taxa within the phytogeographical regions was as follows: Euro-Siberian elements insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(184, 48.04%);, Irano-Turanian elements insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14, 3.66%);, and Mediterranean elements insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11, 2.87%);. The number of endemic plants found was 16 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.2%);, while 7 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.8%); rare plants, whose threat categories according to IUCN were added to floristic list, were found.
Keywords : Altındere Valley, Flora, National Park, Trabzon, Turkey