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Congruence Of Rapd And Issr Markers For Evaluation Of Genomic Relationship Among 28 Populations Of Podophyllum Hexandrum Royle From Himachal Pradesh, India, Md. Afroz Alam, Pradeep Kumar Naik, Gyan Prakash Mishra Jan 2009

Congruence Of Rapd And Issr Markers For Evaluation Of Genomic Relationship Among 28 Populations Of Podophyllum Hexandrum Royle From Himachal Pradesh, India, Md. Afroz Alam, Pradeep Kumar Naik, Gyan Prakash Mishra

Turkish Journal of Botany

Twenty eight populations of Podophyllum hexandrum Royle were selected to study genetic relationship using RAPD and ISSR markers from north-western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, India. Nineteen RAPD primers and 11 ISSR primers amplified a total of 131 and 68 scorable bands, of which 92.37% and 83.82%, respectively, were polymorphic. The mean coefficient of gene differentiation (Gst) was 0.6933 and 0.6296, indicating that Nei´s gene diversity of 33.77% and 29.44% reside in all the populations. Estimated value of gene flow for RAPD (Nm = 0.11059), for ISSR (Nm = 0.1470) individually, and the combination of RAPD+ISSR (Nm = 0.1211) markers indicated that …


Macrofungi Of Huzurlu High Plateau (Gaziantep-Turkey), Abdullah Kaya Jan 2009

Macrofungi Of Huzurlu High Plateau (Gaziantep-Turkey), Abdullah Kaya

Turkish Journal of Botany

Macrofungi samples were collected from Huzurlu high plateau and its surroundings between 2002 and 2005. As a result of macroscopic and microscopic investigations 105 taxa belonging to 67 genera and 33 families were recorded in Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes classes. Six of them, Phaeohelotium umbilicatum (Le Gal) Dennis, Lepiota jacobi Vellinga & Knudsen, Leucoagaricus erioderma (Malençon) Bon, Leucoagaricus serenus (Fr.) Bon & Boiffard, Cortinarius turgidus Fr., and Cotylidia diaphana (Schwein.) Lentz, are new records for the macromycota of Turkey.


Lichens And Lichenicolous Fungi Of Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya), Mustafa Kocakaya, Mehmet Gökhan Halici, Ahmet Aksoy Jan 2009

Lichens And Lichenicolous Fungi Of Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya), Mustafa Kocakaya, Mehmet Gökhan Halici, Ahmet Aksoy

Turkish Journal of Botany

Herein 152 taxa of lichens and lichenicolous fungi belonging to 68 genera are reported from Kızıldağ (Derebucak district, Konya province). Of these, 149 taxa are reported from the study area for the first time and 96 taxa are new for Konya province. Lecanora perpruinosa Fröberg and Toninia submexicana de Lesd. are new records for Turkey and Asia.


Floral Biology Of Aconitum Heterophyllum Wall.: A Critically Endangered Alpine Medicinal Plant Of Himalaya, India, Bhagwati P. Nautiyal, Mohan C. Nautiyal, Vinod P. Khanduri, Neelum Rawat Jan 2009

Floral Biology Of Aconitum Heterophyllum Wall.: A Critically Endangered Alpine Medicinal Plant Of Himalaya, India, Bhagwati P. Nautiyal, Mohan C. Nautiyal, Vinod P. Khanduri, Neelum Rawat

Turkish Journal of Botany

Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. is a critically endangered wild medicinal herb of alpine Himalaya and cultivation is recommended owing to its large demand in the herbal market and to ensure the conservation of wild habitats. Therefore, observations on floral biology, pollen germination, pollination, and fruit and seed setting after implying different breeding systems were carried out for its successful domestication and improvement in cultivation practices. The study reveals that the plants grown in hothouse conditions showed considerable variation in the production of flowers and seeds. Flowering occurs from the second week of September to late October, with 20 days of peak …


Proximate Composition, Chlorophyll A, And Carotenoid Content In Dunaliella Salina (Dunal) Teod (Chlorophycea: Dunaliellaceae) Cultured With Cost-Effective Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer Medium, Raghavan Gireesh Jan 2009

Proximate Composition, Chlorophyll A, And Carotenoid Content In Dunaliella Salina (Dunal) Teod (Chlorophycea: Dunaliellaceae) Cultured With Cost-Effective Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer Medium, Raghavan Gireesh

Turkish Journal of Botany

Growth, proximate composition, chlorophyll a, and carotenoid content were estimated in static cultures of micro alga Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teod (Chlorophycea: Dunaliellaceae) to compare the quality and quantity of biomass produced with seaweed liquid fertilizer (SLF) against Walne´s medium. Culture of micro algae was performed with controlled temperature of 27 ± 1 °C, salinity of 33, and an irradiance of 120 ± 3 µ mol m^{-2} s^{-1}, and daily samples were taken to estimate the above-mentioned parameters. Mean cellular density from samples of both medium were similar and growth rates were 0.44 and 0.42 doubling per day, respectively. Maximum values …


Benthic Algae (Except Bacillariophyta) And Their Seasonal Variations In Karagöl Lake (Borçka, Artvin-Turkey), Saadet Kolayli, Bülent Şahi̇n Jan 2009

Benthic Algae (Except Bacillariophyta) And Their Seasonal Variations In Karagöl Lake (Borçka, Artvin-Turkey), Saadet Kolayli, Bülent Şahi̇n

Turkish Journal of Botany

Seasonal variation in the species composition of the benthic algae of Karagöl Lake was investigated from April to October in 2001 and 2002. The benthic algal flora consisted of 38 taxa belonging to the divisions Chlorophyta, Cyanophyta, Euglenophyta, and Chrysophyta. In general, Chlorophyta were dominant in terms of species number and abundance during the study period. The distribution range of the benthic algae composition and dominant species differed from each other at all stations. Benthic algal growth was mostly influenced by water temperature and light.


Nickel Hyperaccumulation In Bornmuellera Kiyakii Aytaç & Aksoy And Associated Plants Of The Brassicaceae From Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya-Turkey), Roger D. Reeves, Nezaket Adigüzel, Alan J. M. Baker Jan 2009

Nickel Hyperaccumulation In Bornmuellera Kiyakii Aytaç & Aksoy And Associated Plants Of The Brassicaceae From Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya-Turkey), Roger D. Reeves, Nezaket Adigüzel, Alan J. M. Baker

Turkish Journal of Botany

Recent exploration of an area of ultramafic geology in south-western Turkey led to the discovery and description of a new species, Bornmuellera kiyakii Aytaç & Aksoy (Brassicaceae). This was of particular interest to us because of the earlier discovery of nickel hyperaccumulation (Ni concentrations exceeding 0.1% of plant dry weight) in 6 other taxa in this small genus from Albania, Greece, and Turkey. We report herein that B. kiyakii is also a Ni hyperaccumulator, based on a population near Çamlık that showed a mean Ni concentration exceeding 8000 mg kg^{-1} of dried leaf material. Several other members of the Brassicaceae …


A New Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) Species From Turkey, Tuna Uysal, Yavuz Bülent Köse Jan 2009

A New Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) Species From Turkey, Tuna Uysal, Yavuz Bülent Köse

Turkish Journal of Botany

A new Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) species from Turkey is described and illustrated. Centaurea dursunbeyensis Uysal & Köse exists on limestone crevices in ancient Dursunbey Forest (Balikesir) in western Anatolia. It belongs to C. sect. Phalolepis (Cass.) DC., and taxonomically its closest relatives are C. aphrodisea Boiss. and C. cadmea Boiss. Diagnostic morphological characters from very similar taxa are provided, and a key is provided that includes related species of sect. Phalolepis from Turkey. The geographical distribution of the new species and species of other related taxa of the same section are mapped. The chromosome number of C. dursunbeyensis, 2n = …


A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Cirsium Candelabrum Griseb. (Cirsium Sect. Cirsium, Asteraceae, Cynareae), Bayram Yildiz, Tuncay Di̇rmenci̇, Turan Arabaci Jan 2009

A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Cirsium Candelabrum Griseb. (Cirsium Sect. Cirsium, Asteraceae, Cynareae), Bayram Yildiz, Tuncay Di̇rmenci̇, Turan Arabaci

Turkish Journal of Botany

Cirsium candelabrum Griseb. is reported for the first time from Thrace (Turkey). A description, including 2 photographs of the plant, and a map of its distribution in Turkey are presented.


A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Salvia Macrosiphon Boiss. (Labiatae), Ahmet Kahraman, Ferhat Celep, Musa Doğan Jan 2009

A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Salvia Macrosiphon Boiss. (Labiatae), Ahmet Kahraman, Ferhat Celep, Musa Doğan

Turkish Journal of Botany

Salvia macrosiphon Boiss. is reported for the first time from Turkey. This new record is confined to Çınar in Diyarbakır. The diagnostic morphological characters of S. spinosa L. are discussed. Notes are presented on its ecology and phenology. A distribution map of this new record is also given.


A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Salvia Viscosa Jacq. (Labiatae), Ferhat Celep, Musa Doğan, Ahmet Duran Jan 2009

A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Salvia Viscosa Jacq. (Labiatae), Ferhat Celep, Musa Doğan, Ahmet Duran

Turkish Journal of Botany

Salvia viscosa Jacq. is reported for the first time from Turkey. This new record is confined to Yayladağ in Hatay province. The diagnostic morphological characters from S. virgata Jacq. are discussed. A distribution map of this new record is also given.


A New Record For Turkey: Salvia Aristata Aucher Ex Benth. (Lamiaceae), Lütfi̇ Behçet, Davut Avlamaz Jan 2009

A New Record For Turkey: Salvia Aristata Aucher Ex Benth. (Lamiaceae), Lütfi̇ Behçet, Davut Avlamaz

Turkish Journal of Botany

Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) is recorded for the first time from south-east Turkey.


A Fatal Inocybe (Fr.) Fr. Poisoning In Mediterranean Turkey, Mustafa Işiloğlu, Stephan Helfer, Hakan Alli, Ferah Yilmaz Jan 2009

A Fatal Inocybe (Fr.) Fr. Poisoning In Mediterranean Turkey, Mustafa Işiloğlu, Stephan Helfer, Hakan Alli, Ferah Yilmaz

Turkish Journal of Botany

A fatal case of mushroom poisoning by Inocybe rimosa (Bull.) P. Kumm. in Isparta is reported and documented. The description of the poisonous taxon and a short discussion of the case of poisoning are presented.


Developmental Stages Of Ovule And Megagametophyte In Chenopodium Botrys L. (Chenopodiaceae), Abdolkarim Chehregani, Behrouz Malayeri, Nafiseh Yousefi Jan 2009

Developmental Stages Of Ovule And Megagametophyte In Chenopodium Botrys L. (Chenopodiaceae), Abdolkarim Chehregani, Behrouz Malayeri, Nafiseh Yousefi

Turkish Journal of Botany

The ovule ontogenesis and the megasporogenesis stages in Chenopodium botrys L. were studied with light microscopy. Flowers and young pods were removed from natural plants and fixed in FAA 70, stored in 70% ethanol, embedded in paraffin, and sectioned at 7 µm with a microtome. Staining was carried out with Hematoxylin and Eosin and developmental stages of ovule were studied. The results of this research showed that ovule development, including megasporogenesis and initial stages of megagametogenesis, occurred while flowers were still in bud. In C. botrys the female gametophyte has a monosporic origin and the developmental pattern exhibited by this …


Karyomorphological Study Of Eight Centaurea L. Taxa (Asteraceae) From Turkey, Esra Marti̇n, Muhi̇tti̇n Di̇nç, Ahmet Duran Jan 2009

Karyomorphological Study Of Eight Centaurea L. Taxa (Asteraceae) From Turkey, Esra Marti̇n, Muhi̇tti̇n Di̇nç, Ahmet Duran

Turkish Journal of Botany

Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) is one of the largest genera in Turkey. The chromosome number and morphology of 8 taxa belonging to the genus Centaurea were investigated using an image analysis system. Among these taxa, the chromosome numbers were as follows: 2n = 18 in C. cariensis Boiss. subsp. niveotomentosa (Hub.-Mor.) Wagenitz, C. lycaonica Boiss. & Heldr., C. virgata Lam., and C. polyclada DC.; 2n = 24 in C. cyanus L.; 2n = 36 in C. virgata and C. cariensis Boiss. subsp. cariensis: 2n = 40 in C. urvillei DC. subsp. urvillei; 2n = 54 in C. tuzgoluensis Aytaç & H.Duman. …


An Alien Species New To The Flora Of Turkey:Lysimachia Japonica Thunb. (Primulaceae), Sali̇h Terzi̇oğlu, Fergan Karaer Jan 2009

An Alien Species New To The Flora Of Turkey:Lysimachia Japonica Thunb. (Primulaceae), Sali̇h Terzi̇oğlu, Fergan Karaer

Turkish Journal of Botany

The Japanese species, Lysimachia japonica Thunb. (Primulaceae) has been recorded as a new alien for the Flora of Turkey from the NE Anatolia. The detailed description of the species together with its photographs is provided.


Taxonomical And Chorological Notes On The Turkish Endemic Scorzonera Amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. (Asteraceae), Muhi̇tti̇n Di̇nç, Yavuz Bağci Jan 2009

Taxonomical And Chorological Notes On The Turkish Endemic Scorzonera Amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. (Asteraceae), Muhi̇tti̇n Di̇nç, Yavuz Bağci

Turkish Journal of Botany

Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. is a stenoendemic species known from a few localities in Amasya Province. After the rediscovery of S. amasiana, it has been recorded from a new locality in Amasya. Using chorological and ecological data, morphological study of the collected specimens suggest that the recently described Scorzonera ekimii A.Duran is synonymous with S. amasiana. The conservation status of S. amasiana is also reviewed, based on the present distribution data.


Macrofungi Of Göksun (Kahramanmaraş) District, Abdullah Kaya, Yusuf Uzun, İbrahi̇m Hali̇l Karacan Jan 2009

Macrofungi Of Göksun (Kahramanmaraş) District, Abdullah Kaya, Yusuf Uzun, İbrahi̇m Hali̇l Karacan

Turkish Journal of Botany

Macrofungi samples were collected from Göksun (Kahramanmaraş) district between 2005 and 2007. As a result of field and laboratory studies, 110 taxa belonging to 33 families and 70 genera in Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes were identified. The distribution, habitat, and collection numbers of the identified species are given.


New Records For The Freshwater Algae Of Turkey, Tülay Baykal, Aydin Akbulut, İlkay Açikgöz, Abel U. Udoh, Kazim Yildiz, Bülent Şen Jan 2009

New Records For The Freshwater Algae Of Turkey, Tülay Baykal, Aydin Akbulut, İlkay Açikgöz, Abel U. Udoh, Kazim Yildiz, Bülent Şen

Turkish Journal of Botany

Algae samples were collected from important dam lakes and running waters of the Lower Euphrates Basin. Eighteen new records of Turkish freshwater algae were identified. Among these new records, 5 belong to Cyanophyta, 10 to Chlorophyta, 1 to Xanthophyta, and 2 to Bacillariophyta.


Phylogenetic Analyses Of Amaranthaceae Based On Matk Dna Sequence Data With Emphasis On West African Species, Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, Mark Chase Jan 2009

Phylogenetic Analyses Of Amaranthaceae Based On Matk Dna Sequence Data With Emphasis On West African Species, Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, Mark Chase

Turkish Journal of Botany

Comparative sequencing of the chloroplast matK coding and non-coding regions was used to examine relationship among the species of Amaranthaceae with emphasis on the West African species and other closely related family such as Chenopodiaceae, Portulacaceae, and Caryophyllaceae. Phylogenetic analysis of the matK sequences alone and in combination using maximum parsimony methods produced monophyletic lineage of Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae. Our results indicated that a polyphyletic Celosieae as sister to an Amaranthus-Chemissoa lineage. Subfamily Amaranthoideae is paraphyletic to the core Gomphrenoids. This study also shows that the polyphyly of Amarantheae is apparent and so is the polyphyly of Amaranthinae.


Ornithogalum Nurdaniae (Liliaceae), A New Species From North-West Anatolia, Turkey, Yavuz Bağci, Ahmet Savran, İsa Başköse Jan 2009

Ornithogalum Nurdaniae (Liliaceae), A New Species From North-West Anatolia, Turkey, Yavuz Bağci, Ahmet Savran, İsa Başköse

Turkish Journal of Botany

Ornithogalum nurdaniae Y.Bağcı & Savran sp. nov. (Liliaceae), a new species related to O. oligophyllum E.D.Clarke, is described and illustrated from Uludağ (the Bithynian Olympus), a mountain in NW Anatolia well known for its rich flora and many local endemics (A2 Bursa province). Diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. Notes are also presented on the ecology, biogeography, and conservation status of the new species.


Lichenised And Lichenicolous Fungi Of Aladağlar National Park (Niğde, Kayseri And Adana Provinces) In Turkey, Mehmet Gökhan Halici, Ahmet Aksoy Jan 2009

Lichenised And Lichenicolous Fungi Of Aladağlar National Park (Niğde, Kayseri And Adana Provinces) In Turkey, Mehmet Gökhan Halici, Ahmet Aksoy

Turkish Journal of Botany

Three hundred and two lichenised fungi taxa belonging to 90 genera and 45 lichenicolous fungi taxa belonging to 24 genera are reported from Aladağlar National Park. Of these, 290 lichenised fungi taxa and 21 lichenicolous fungi taxa are reported for the first time from Aladağlar National Park. Nine species of lichenised fungi, namely Arthopyrenia fraxini A.Massal., Aspicilia obscurata (Fr.) Arnold, Cephalophysis leucospila (Anzi) H.Kilias & Scheid., Chaenotheca ferruginea (Turner ex Sm.) Mig., Collema texanum var. texanum Tuck., Leconora usbekica Poelt, Placidium boccanum (Servít) Breuss, Sarcogyne distinguenda Th.Fr., and Verrucaria latericola Erichsen, are new to Turkey. One lichenicolous fungus species, Stigmidium …


Check-List Of Additional Taxa To The Supplement Flora Of Turkey Iv, Neri̇man Özhatay, Şükran Kültür, Serdar Aslan Jan 2009

Check-List Of Additional Taxa To The Supplement Flora Of Turkey Iv, Neri̇man Özhatay, Şükran Kültür, Serdar Aslan

Turkish Journal of Botany

The fourth check-list of the series entitled 'Additional taxa to the Flora of Turkey' comprises a total of 175 taxa based on data given in 162 papers published up until the end of 2007. It provides details of taxa not recorded in the 11 volumes of the Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands nor in the there previously published supplementary check-lists.


A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Crambe Hispanica L. (Brasssicaceae), Evren Yildiztugay, Mustafa Küçüködük, Musa Özel, Canan Özdemi̇r Jan 2009

A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Crambe Hispanica L. (Brasssicaceae), Evren Yildiztugay, Mustafa Küçüködük, Musa Özel, Canan Özdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Botany

Crambe hispanica L., collected during the floristic study of Anamurium Antique City (Anamur, Mersin province), is reported as a new record for the flora of Turkey. The new record is described and illustrated, and a distribution map is presented.


A New Record For Turkey: Centaurea Aziziana Rech.F. (Asteraceae), Meti̇n Armağan, Murat Ünal Jan 2009

A New Record For Turkey: Centaurea Aziziana Rech.F. (Asteraceae), Meti̇n Armağan, Murat Ünal

Turkish Journal of Botany

Centaurea aziziana Rech.f. (Asteraceae) is recorded for the first time (B9 Van province) for the flora of Turkey. The diagnostic characters of C. aziziana are described and its habitat and conservation are discussed.


Nuclear And Non-Nuclear Interactions In F_1 Hybrid Populations Of Three Solanum Species In The Subgenus Leptostemonum,Section Melongena (Solanaceae), Olatunji A. Oyelana, K. Olusola Ogunwenmo Jan 2009

Nuclear And Non-Nuclear Interactions In F_1 Hybrid Populations Of Three Solanum Species In The Subgenus Leptostemonum,Section Melongena (Solanaceae), Olatunji A. Oyelana, K. Olusola Ogunwenmo

Turkish Journal of Botany

Reciprocal crosses involving Solanum gilo Raddi, S. anguivi Lam. and S. macrocarpon L., subg. Leptostemonum (Dunal) Bitter sect. Melongena Dunal were produced in order to assess inherent nuclear and non-nuclear influences on hybrid fitness, the extent of genomic change, and species compatibility. Hybrids expressed intermediacy and overlaps in leaf, petiole, petal, and plant height dimensions. Maternal influence was dominant in growth habit, leaf shape and texture, flower colour, and fruit size, while paternal control was limited to fruit colour in Solanum gilo × S. macrocarpon. Pollen viability was reduced from 97.3%-86.5% in parents to 53.8%-20.5% in hybrids. S. gilo × …


The Diversity And Ecology Of Epiphytic Lichens In “Evolution Canyon” Ii, Lower Nahal Keziv, Upper Western Galilee, Israel, Marina Temina, Mikhail P. Andreev, Sophia Barinova, Eviatar Nevo Jan 2009

The Diversity And Ecology Of Epiphytic Lichens In “Evolution Canyon” Ii, Lower Nahal Keziv, Upper Western Galilee, Israel, Marina Temina, Mikhail P. Andreev, Sophia Barinova, Eviatar Nevo

Turkish Journal of Botany

Different populations of epiphytic lichens were studied in a microsite in Lower Nahal Keziv, Western Upper Galilee, Israel, which is designated as an "Evolution Canyon" (EC) II. In all, 24 lichen species from 5 orders, 11 families, and 17 genera were registered, about one third of them (7 species) for the first time in Israel. Species richness was higher on the warmer, drier, climatically more fluctuating and biotically more heterogeneous south-facing slope (SFS). Most lichens of EC II were mesophytic and photo-indifferent species; however, humid and shaded habitats of the north-facing slope (NFS) and valley bottom (VB) were characterised by …


Pollen Morphology Of Astragalus L. Sect. Onobrychoidei Dc. (Fabaceae) In Turkey, Münevver Pinar, Murat Eki̇ci̇, Zeki̇ Aytaç, Hasan Akan, Tali̇p Çeter, Şenol Alan Jan 2009

Pollen Morphology Of Astragalus L. Sect. Onobrychoidei Dc. (Fabaceae) In Turkey, Münevver Pinar, Murat Eki̇ci̇, Zeki̇ Aytaç, Hasan Akan, Tali̇p Çeter, Şenol Alan

Turkish Journal of Botany

The pollen morphology of 45 specimens of 29 species of the genus Astragalus L. of the section Onobrychoidei DC. distributed in Turkey was studied with light and electron microscopies. The pollen is generally 3-colporate. Pollen of the section is prolate, subprolate, and prolate-spheroidal. Size varies, with the polar axis ranging from 23.4 to 42.6 µm and the equatorial axis from 14.3 to 36.4 µm. The outline is elliptic or compressed oval in the meridional section, versus trilobulate and sometimes tetralobulate in the polar optical section. Sculpturing is usually microreticulate, rarely reticulate or rugulate in the meridional optical section, and psilate …


Notes On The Sikkim Himalayan Rhododendrons: A Taxa Of Great Conservation Importance, Kaushal K. Singh Jan 2009

Notes On The Sikkim Himalayan Rhododendrons: A Taxa Of Great Conservation Importance, Kaushal K. Singh

Turkish Journal of Botany

Rhododendrons form dominating species all along the temperate, subalpine and alpine zones in the Sikkim Himalaya. Rhododendron L. is one of the largest genus of the Ericaceae family, occurring in the higher altitudes having ecological significance and economic importance in addition to its splendiferous flowers. It has aesthetic, sacred, aromatic, medicinal and fuelwood values. There are 36 species with 45 different forms (including subspecies and varieties) in the Sikkim Himalaya. Using IUCN guidelines for categorization eight species are being evaluated according to population characters. It has been observed recently that the rhododendrons of the region are under pressure, which are …


New Records For The Turkish Macrofungi From Amasya Province, Si̇nan Aktaş, Celaleddi̇n Öztürk, Giyasetti̇n Kaşik, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Doğan Jan 2009

New Records For The Turkish Macrofungi From Amasya Province, Si̇nan Aktaş, Celaleddi̇n Öztürk, Giyasetti̇n Kaşik, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Doğan

Turkish Journal of Botany

Macrofungi specimens were collected from different localities in Amasya province between 2002 and 2005, particularly during the months of spring and autumn. In all, 16 species were identified as new records; 1 species belongs to Ascomycetes and the other 15 species belong to Basidiomycetes. These new species are Hypoxylon multiforme, Polyporus melanopus, Hygrophorus pratensis var. pratensis, Hygrocybe ovina, Clitocybe ornamentalis, Hemimycena pseudocrispula, Mycena adscendens, Baespora myriadophylla, Entoloma mutabilipes, Parasola hemerobia, Conocybe blattaria, Psilocybe phyllogena, Inocybe squamata, Gymnopilus stabilis, Cortinarius evernius, and Galerina mycenoides.