The Flora of Kaşmer Dağı (Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
Authors : Hasan AKAN, Ömer Faruk KAYA, İsmail EKER, Cenap CEVHERİ
Pages : 291-310
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Publication Date : 0000-00-00
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :This research was carried out from 2001 to 2004 in order to determine the flora of Kaşmer Dağı. The research area is situated in Şanlıurfa province and within C7 of the grid system. In the area, 262 taxa belonging to 47 families, and 156 genera were determined. Of all the collected specimens, 33 taxa are new records for C7, and 10 taxa are endemic for Turkey. According to the floristic regions, Irano-Turanian elements ranked first with a rate of 35.87%, followed by Mediterranean elements with a rate of 11.83% and Euro-Siberian elements with a rate of 1.9%. Some 50.4% of the determined species were widespread and of unknown phytogeographic region. The families with the most taxa in the research area are Fabaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57);, Asteraceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(31);, Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26);, Lamiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17); and Apiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14);. Concerning the number of species, the major genera in this region are as follows: Trifolium L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13);, Astragalus L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7);, Medicago L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6);, Centaurea L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6);, Hypericum L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5);, Geranium L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5);, Vicia L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5);, Lathyrus L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5);, Trigonella L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5); and Hordeum L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5);. According to the life forms, therophytes come first with a rate of 51.14% in the region, followed by hemicryptophytes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(31.69%);, geophytes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.16%);, phanerophytes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.05%); and chamaephytes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.96%);.Keywords : Flora, Kaşmer Dağı, Şanlıurfa