Floristical Characteristics of Berit Dağı (Kahramanmaraş)

Authors : Bayram YILDIZ

Pages : 63-102

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this article, the floristical characteristics of Berit Dağı insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Berit Mountain); are given and the vascular plant species growing there are documented. Berit Dağı is situated in the north-west of Kahramanmaraş province and at the south of Anatolian diagonal. It is in the transitional zone of the Irano-Turanian and Mediterranean phytogeographical regions. The research was carried out between 1977 and 1981. Approximately 2500 plant specimens were collected from the area. At the end of the study, 1132 vascular plant species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1165 taxa); belonging to 97 families and 462 genera were identified. Of these, 200 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17.6%); species are endemic to Turkey. The phytogeographic elements are represented in the study area as follows: Irano-Turanian 320 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.2%);, Mediterranean 170 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.0%);, Euro-Siberian 63 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.6%);. Three new species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Eryngium hedgeanum Kit Tan & Yıldız, Heracleum marashicum Kit Tan & Yildiz, and Asyneuma ekimianum Yildiz & Kit Tan); and two subspecies insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Asyneuma ekimianum Yildiz & Kit Tan subsp. ekimianum, A. ekimianum Yildiz & Kit Tan subsp. beritensis Yildiz & Kit Tan); were described from the area.
Keywords : Vascular plants, Flora, Berit Dağı, Kahramanmaraş