Flora of Pirreşit Mountain (Van, Turkey)

Authors : Murat ÜNAL, Lütfi BEHÇET

Pages : 193-223

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper presents a floristic study of Pirreşit Mountain. The research was carried out in 1997 and 1998, and 3500 vascular plant specimens were collected. After the identification of the specimens, the flora was determined as 820 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(at specific and infraspecific ranks); belonging to 767 species, 309 genera, and 65 families. The largest families were Asteraceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(125 taxa);, Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(89 taxa);, and Fabaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(72 taxa);. The largest genera were Astragalus L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28);, Silene L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23);, and Centaurea L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(16);. The phytogeographic elements represented in the study area are as follows: Irano-Turanian 313 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(38.2%);, Euro-Siberian 78 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.5%);, and Mediterranean 18 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.2%);. When the flora of the area was analysed by Raunkiear´s life form system, the results were as follows: hemicryptophytes 450 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54.9%);, therophytes 161 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(19.6%);, chamaephytes 80 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.8%);, cryptophytes 116 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14.1%);, and phanerophytes 13 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.6%);.
Keywords : Flora, Pirreşit Mountain, Van, Turkey