Flora of the Natural Conservation Area in Adana-Yumurtalık Lagoon (Turkey)

Authors : Haşim ALTINÖZLÜ

Pages : 491-506

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study includes the natural and cultivated plants in the Natural Conservation Area in Yumurtalık Lagoon. In an evalution of 450 herbarium specimens collected from this area in 1997 and 1998, a total of 186 genera and 234 species belonging to 65 families were identified: 223 of the 234 species are natural and 11 are cultivated. Three of the 234 taxa are endemics insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.3%);, 26 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.6%); are Mediterranean elements, 13 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.8%); are East Mediterranean elements, 6 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.6%); are Irano-Turanian elements, 5 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.2%); are Euro-Siberian elements, and 1 taxon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.4%); is a Hyrcano-Euxine element. The other 172 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(77.1%); are either cosmopolitan or in the category of undetermined phytogeographical regions.
Keywords : Flora, Adana, Karataş, Yumurtalık Lagoon