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New Records In Coprinaceae And Bolbitiaceae From Mut (Mersin) District, Giyasetti̇n Kaşik, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Doğan, Celaleddi̇n Öztürk, Si̇nan Aktaş Jan 2004

New Records In Coprinaceae And Bolbitiaceae From Mut (Mersin) District, Giyasetti̇n Kaşik, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Doğan, Celaleddi̇n Öztürk, Si̇nan Aktaş

Turkish Journal of Botany

As a result of taxonomic investigations carried out in the Mut (Mersin) district, 9 species belonging to 2 families (Coprinaceae and Bolbitiaceae) are recorded for the first time for the macrofungi flora of Turkey. These species are Psathyrella badiophylla(Romagn.) Park.-Rhodes, P. bifrons (Berk.) Smith, P. cernua (Vahl: Fr.) G.Hirsch, P. murcida (Fr.) Kits van Wav., Agrocybe splendida Clç., Conocybe subpubescens P.D.Orton, C. fuscimarginata (Murr.) Sing., C. tenera (Schaeff.: Fr.) Fay. and Pholiotina aporos (Kits van Wav.) Clç.


Plant Life Of South-West Asia Symposia: Vi - Past And Future, Ian C. Hedge Jan 2004

Plant Life Of South-West Asia Symposia: Vi - Past And Future, Ian C. Hedge

Turkish Journal of Botany

No abstract provided.


Morphological And Anatomical Investigations On The Saponaria Kotschyi Boiss. (Caryophyllaceae), Ebru Ataşlar Jan 2004

Morphological And Anatomical Investigations On The Saponaria Kotschyi Boiss. (Caryophyllaceae), Ebru Ataşlar

Turkish Journal of Botany

The morphological, anatomical and micromorphological features of Saponaria kotschyi Boiss. have been studied on plants collected from Osmangazi University-Meşelik Campus, Eskişehir. S. kotschyi is an endemic species and a new record from Eskişehir. In general, the results obtained from morphological studies were consistent with the description given in the Flora of Turkey, except for the calyx, as the calyx of S. kotschyi flowers not only had glandular hairs but also eglandular hairs. The anatomical studies on cross-sections of the root, stem, leaves and surface sections of leaves were presented and compared with previous findings. Furthermore, the micromorphological properties of the …


Macrofungi Of Sinop Province, Ahmet Afyon, Dursun Yağiz, Muhsi̇n Konuk Jan 2004

Macrofungi Of Sinop Province, Ahmet Afyon, Dursun Yağiz, Muhsi̇n Konuk

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study was based on macrofungi specimens collected from Sinop province between 1998 and 2000. According to the field and laboratory work, 170 taxa belonging to 32 families have been identified and 32 of these taxa were added to Turkey's macromycota flora as new records.


A Taxonomic Study On The Phytoplankton Of Lake Uluabat (Bursa), Di̇dem Karacaoğlu, Şükran Dere, Nurhayat Dalkiran Jan 2004

A Taxonomic Study On The Phytoplankton Of Lake Uluabat (Bursa), Di̇dem Karacaoğlu, Şükran Dere, Nurhayat Dalkiran

Turkish Journal of Botany

The phytoplanktonic algal flora of Lake Uluabat was studied during July 1998- June 1999 by analysing samples taken each month from 5 sampling stations. Identified taxa (331) of the phytoplanktonic community are as follows: 152 Bacillariophyta, 89 Chlorophyta, 42 Cyanophyta, 31 Euglenophyta, 11 Dinophyta, 4 Cryptophyta and 2 Chrysophyta. Algal species which live in eutrophic water are dominant in the phytoplankton. Most of the species are characterised by their widespread presence, although it is also noted that some taxa are rarely found in Turkey.


A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Tripleurospermum Subnivale Pobed. (Asteraceae), Hüseyi̇n İnceer, Osman Beyazoğlu Jan 2004

A New Record For The Flora Of Turkey: Tripleurospermum Subnivale Pobed. (Asteraceae), Hüseyi̇n İnceer, Osman Beyazoğlu

Turkish Journal of Botany

Tripleurospermum subnivale Pobed. (Asteraceae) is reported for the first time (A8 Rize) for the Flora of Turkey.


Recent Developments In International Biological Nomenclature, Werner Greuter Jan 2004

Recent Developments In International Biological Nomenclature, Werner Greuter

Turkish Journal of Botany

After a period of several decades of general neglect, biological systematics and taxonomy are again surfacing to the awareness of the scientific community and of policy makers. This we owe to the fact that they are the core disciplines of biodiversity research, now perceived to be a priority task in view of the impending threat of loss through extinction of a great number of species, and the wholesale destruction of ecosystems. Yet the renaissance of systematics and taxonomy is hampered by the inadequacy of the traditional rules governing the formation and use of scientific names of organisms. Names are a …


On The Distribution And Relationships Of The South-West Asian Species Of Eryngium L. (Apiaceae-Saniculoideae), Arno Worz Jan 2004

On The Distribution And Relationships Of The South-West Asian Species Of Eryngium L. (Apiaceae-Saniculoideae), Arno Worz

Turkish Journal of Botany

This paper deals with the Old World species of Eryngium L. which grow mostly in regions with a Mediteranean type climate. Two centres of diversity are visible: one in the Western Mediterranean (Iberian Peninsula, Morocco), and the other one in South-West Asia. Distribution maps are presented for several species from South-West Asia, which is probably the genus' most important centre of diversity. A preliminary new classification of the genus Eryngium is presented, including a new combination (Eryngium subgenus Fruticosum (Wolff) Wörz stat. nov.). Both the species and the sectional diversity are conspicuously present in Turkey, where 9 of 14 sections …


Origin And Maintenance Of Rhododendron X Sochadzeae, A Fertile F1 Hybrid Which Occupies An Ecotone Between R. Ponticum And R. Caucasicum In Turkey, Richard I. Milne, Sali̇h Terzi̇oğlu, Richard J. Abbott Jan 2004

Origin And Maintenance Of Rhododendron X Sochadzeae, A Fertile F1 Hybrid Which Occupies An Ecotone Between R. Ponticum And R. Caucasicum In Turkey, Richard I. Milne, Sali̇h Terzi̇oğlu, Richard J. Abbott

Turkish Journal of Botany

Isolating barriers between sympatric interfertile species are maintained by processes that occur within their hybrid zones. Although the effects of intrinsic selection on hybrid fitness are well known, less is understood about extrinsic fitness variation. At Tiryal Dağı, NE Turkey, Rhododendron x sochadzeae Charadze & Davlianidze (R. ponticum L. x caucasicum Pall.) forms large populations in which neither segregation nor backcrossing occur, in habitats intermediate between those of its parents. Using single-copy species-specific RAPD and ISSR markers, it was determined that all R. x sochadzeae plants are F1s, and that there are many separate genets present. Through hand pollination experiments, …


Jasione L. Taxonomy And Phylogeny, Fatima Sales, Ian C. Hedge, William Eddie, Jill Preston, Michael Moeller Jan 2004

Jasione L. Taxonomy And Phylogeny, Fatima Sales, Ian C. Hedge, William Eddie, Jill Preston, Michael Moeller

Turkish Journal of Botany

Jasione L., a genus with small flowers in compact ebracteolate heads subtended by involucral bracts, is very isolated in the Campanulaceae. It is mainly a Mediterranean-European genus with c. 15, mostly polymorphic, species, which show evidence of recent speciation, possibly as recent as the last glaciation. In the west of its distributional range, where the greatest morphological variation occurs, there has been much recent investigation on morphology, anatomy, phenetics, molecular evidence and nomenclature. This research has provided considerable evidence for a reduction in the number of taxa that should be recognised. On-going research is focused on more detailed molecular studies …


Lichen Records From The Alpine Region Of Uludağ (Olympus) Mountain In Bursa - Turkey, Şaban Güvenç, Şule Öztürk Jan 2004

Lichen Records From The Alpine Region Of Uludağ (Olympus) Mountain In Bursa - Turkey, Şaban Güvenç, Şule Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Botany

In this paper, 66 taxa belonging to 37 genera were determined from the alpine region of Uludağ (Bursa). Buellia leptocline (Flot.) A.Massal. and Lecanora rupicola (L.) Zahlbr. ssp. subplanata (Nyl.) Leuckert & Poelt are new records for Turkey.


New Records For The Myxobiota Of Turkey, Raşi̇t Batur Oran, C. Cem Ergül Jan 2004

New Records For The Myxobiota Of Turkey, Raşi̇t Batur Oran, C. Cem Ergül

Turkish Journal of Botany

Twenty-two Myxomycetes species are new records for Turkey. Protophysaraceae Castillo, Illana & Moreno is a new family record and among these species Collaria arcyrionema (Rost.) Hertel is also a new genus record for the myxobiota of Turkey.


A Morphological And Anatomical Study On Endemic Alkanna Haussknechtii Bornm. (Boraginaceae), Critically Endangered In Turkey, Öznur Ergen Akçi̇n, Nezahat Kandemi̇r, Arzu Cansaran Jan 2004

A Morphological And Anatomical Study On Endemic Alkanna Haussknechtii Bornm. (Boraginaceae), Critically Endangered In Turkey, Öznur Ergen Akçi̇n, Nezahat Kandemi̇r, Arzu Cansaran

Turkish Journal of Botany

Alkanna haussknechtii Bornm., which occurs only in the vicinity of Amasya, is critically endangered. The morphological and anatomical properties of the species, an endemic plant of the Irano-Turanian phytogeographic region, were investigated. The root is perennial. The leaves are ecvifacial and have stomata cells that are anisocytic and anomocytic. The stomata index is 18.048 on the upper epidermis and 15.428 on the lower epidermis.


The High Mountain Vegetation Of Turkey - A State Of The Art Report, Including A First Annotated Conspectus Of The Major Syntaxa, Gerald Parolly Jan 2004

The High Mountain Vegetation Of Turkey - A State Of The Art Report, Including A First Annotated Conspectus Of The Major Syntaxa, Gerald Parolly

Turkish Journal of Botany

This contribution spotlights the present research on the (oreal) subalpine to subnival mountain vegetation of Turkey. It concisely compiles our present knowledge, which is very heterogeneous in geographical terms. The situation is comparatively good in NW and W Anatolia and the western half of the Taurus range, from where a first consolidation stage can be reported. By contrast, the E Taurus remains a largely unexplored area. The Pontic chains have hitherto attracted a few local researchers only, and those important pioneering accounts cover less than half of the vegetation types actually present. The results of the last years' field work …


Census Catalogue Of Polish Mosses (2003), Adnan Erdağ Jan 2004

Census Catalogue Of Polish Mosses (2003), Adnan Erdağ

Turkish Journal of Botany

No abstract provided.


The Type Specimens Of George Edward Post In Beirut And Geneva, Lytton John Musselman, Nada Sinnu Saoud Jan 2004

The Type Specimens Of George Edward Post In Beirut And Geneva, Lytton John Musselman, Nada Sinnu Saoud

Turkish Journal of Botany

George Edward Post described 221 taxa from Syria and adjacent regions in the late 1890s. Of these, types for 147 have been located, 77 at G and 70 at BEI.


Wild Edible Plants Of The Bodrum Area (Muğla, Turkey), Füsun Ertuğ Jan 2004

Wild Edible Plants Of The Bodrum Area (Muğla, Turkey), Füsun Ertuğ

Turkish Journal of Botany

The town of Bodrum is situated on a peninsula in south-western Turkey in the province of Muğla. The research project on the Useful Plants of the Bodrum Area has been collecting data since October 1999 on the traditional uses of plants for food, medicine, fodder, fuel, handicrafts and other purposes. The information was collected over a two-and-a-half-year period from informants of various ages and background categories in Bodrum and the surrounding villages, with the help of about 25 volunteers. In addition to the informant-based research, year-round surveys of weekly markets in Bodrum, Milas and Muğla have been carried out to …


Flora-Writing Exemplified By Classical, Conservational And Unconventional Models, Kit Tan Jan 2004

Flora-Writing Exemplified By Classical, Conservational And Unconventional Models, Kit Tan

Turkish Journal of Botany

There are many ways to compile a Flora. The Flora of Turkey is a remarkable 10-volume work completed within a quarter-century of its inception. A review of the factors contributing to the Flora's success is provided. The Flora of Turkey is a classical Flora with an additional supplement recently produced by Turkish botanists. Flora Hellenica is another example of a classical Flora. Some aspects of its background and production are briefly mentioned. Conservationists consider the endemic flora of a country needs protection for all time, and an opportunity arose to prepare a three-volume work on the endemic flora of Greece. …


Some Morphological And Anatomical Investigations On Autumn Species Of Crocus L. Occurring In Şanlıurfa, Hasan Akan, İsmai̇l Eker Jan 2004

Some Morphological And Anatomical Investigations On Autumn Species Of Crocus L. Occurring In Şanlıurfa, Hasan Akan, İsmai̇l Eker

Turkish Journal of Botany

Some morphological and anatomical characteristics of Crocus pallasii Goldb. subsp. turcicus B.Mathew and Crocus cancellatus Herbert subsp. damascenus (Herbert) B.Mathew, which flower in autumn, were investigated. Detailed descriptions of these two taxa of Crocus L., which occur in Şanlıurfa, are provided and their morphological characters are compared with those given in the Flora of Turkey. The specimens were collected from different parts of Şanlıurfa within C7 of the grid system; their habitat and population status were also determined. Their anatomical structure are illustrated.


Two New Records Of Phallales For The Mycoflora Of Turkey, Kenan Demi̇rel, Yusuf Uzun Jan 2004

Two New Records Of Phallales For The Mycoflora Of Turkey, Kenan Demi̇rel, Yusuf Uzun

Turkish Journal of Botany

The macrofungi species Phallus hadriani Vent.: Pers. and Mutinus caninus (Hud.: Pers.) Fr. (Phallaceae) have been recorded for the first time from Turkey. Descriptions based on their macroscopic and microscopic features are given.


A Checklist Of Macrofungi Of Besni (Adıyaman) District, Abdullah Kaya, Zübeyde Akan, Kenan Demi̇rel Jan 2004

A Checklist Of Macrofungi Of Besni (Adıyaman) District, Abdullah Kaya, Zübeyde Akan, Kenan Demi̇rel

Turkish Journal of Botany

Field studies were carried out in the Besni district between 2001 and 2002, and macrofungi samples were collected. As a result of laboratory studies, 56 species belonging to 20 families in Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes were identified.


Gypsophila Sphaerocephala Fenzl Ex Tchihat.: A Boron Hyperaccumulator Plant Species That May Phytoremediate Soils With Toxic B Levels, Mehmet Babaoğlu, Sai̇t Gezgi̇n, Ali̇ Topal, Bayram Sade, Hüseyi̇n Dural Jan 2004

Gypsophila Sphaerocephala Fenzl Ex Tchihat.: A Boron Hyperaccumulator Plant Species That May Phytoremediate Soils With Toxic B Levels, Mehmet Babaoğlu, Sai̇t Gezgi̇n, Ali̇ Topal, Bayram Sade, Hüseyi̇n Dural

Turkish Journal of Botany

Analyses were carried out to identify boron (B) hyperaccumulating plant species in an actively B- mined area of Kırka, Eskişehir, Turkey. Only 4 plant species, Gypsophila sphaerocephala Fenzl ex Tchihat. var. sphaerocephala (Caryophyllaceae), Gypsophila perfoliata L. (Caryophyllaceae), Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. subsp. distans (Gramineae) and Elymus elongatus (Host) Runemark subsp. turcicus (McGuire) Melderis (Gramineae), were identified in the highest B- containing sections of the mine. The species were found growing successfully under high total (8900 mg kg^{-1}) and available (277 mg kg^{-1}) soil B concentrations. Among these plant species, G. sphaerocephala contained considerably higher B concentrations in its above-ground parts …


Studies On The History Of Botany In Turkey, K. Hüsnü Can Başer Jan 2004

Studies On The History Of Botany In Turkey, K. Hüsnü Can Başer

Turkish Journal of Botany

No abstract provided.


The Flora Of The Northern Part Of The Emirdağ Mountains, Yavuz Bülent Köse, Ati̇la Ocak Jan 2004

The Flora Of The Northern Part Of The Emirdağ Mountains, Yavuz Bülent Köse, Ati̇la Ocak

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study concerns the flora of the northern part of the Emirdağ nountains. According to Davis's grid system, the research area lies in B3 square. Four hundred and ninety-five taxa belonging to 279 genera and 70 families were found after the identification of 754 plant specimens collected from the research area. Forty-seven taxa are new records for the B3 grid square. The rate of endemism is 15.9%. The distribution of taxa within the phytogeographical regions is as follows: Irano-Turanian elements 17.9%, Mediterranean elements 8.8% and Euro-Siberians 5.4%. Moreover, 67.9% of total taxa are undetermined as far as the phytogeographic area …


Floristic Characteristics Of Beydağı (Malatya), Bayram Yildiz, Zeli̇ha Bahçeci̇oğlu, Turan Arabaci Jan 2004

Floristic Characteristics Of Beydağı (Malatya), Bayram Yildiz, Zeli̇ha Bahçeci̇oğlu, Turan Arabaci

Turkish Journal of Botany

The floristic characteristics of Beydağı are given and the vascular plant species growing there are documented. Beydağı is situated in the south of Malatya province and is in the Irano-Turanian phytogeographical region. The research was carried out between 1986 and 2000. Two thousand one hundred plant specimens were collected from the area. At the end of the study, 873 vascular plant species (897 taxa, 185 subsp., 112 var.) and 357 genera belonging to 73 families were identified: 140 taxa (16.9%) are endemic to Turkey. The phytogeographic elements are represented in the study area as follows: Irano-Turanian 364 (40.44%), Mediterranean 98 …


Contributions To The Macrofungi Of İzmir Province, Fadi̇me Yilmaz Ersel, Mehmet Hali̇l Solak Jan 2004

Contributions To The Macrofungi Of İzmir Province, Fadi̇me Yilmaz Ersel, Mehmet Hali̇l Solak

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study was based on the macrofungi collected from İzmir province between 1993 and 2002. As a result of field and laboratory studies 55 taxa belonging to 28 families were identified and are presented as a list. Three of these (Geastrum badium Pers., G. fornicatum (Huds.) Hook and Collybia distorta (Fr.) Quél.) are new records for the Turkish macromycota.


Flora Of The Natural Conservation Area In Adana-Yumurtalık Lagoon (Turkey), Haşi̇m Altinözlü Jan 2004

Flora Of The Natural Conservation Area In Adana-Yumurtalık Lagoon (Turkey), Haşi̇m Altinözlü

Turkish Journal of Botany

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 (1.3%), 26 taxa (11.6%) are Mediterranean elements, 13 taxa (5.8%) are East Mediterranean elements, 6 taxa (2.6%) are Irano-Turanian elements, 5 taxa (2.2%) are Euro-Siberian elements, and 1 taxon (0.4%) is a Hyrcano-Euxine element. The other 172 …


Influence Of Some Plant Extracts And Microbioagents On Some Physiological Traits Of Faba Bean Infected With Botrytis Fabae, Yehia A.G. Mahmoud, Mohsen Ebrahim, Magda M. Aly Jan 2004

Influence Of Some Plant Extracts And Microbioagents On Some Physiological Traits Of Faba Bean Infected With Botrytis Fabae, Yehia A.G. Mahmoud, Mohsen Ebrahim, Magda M. Aly

Turkish Journal of Botany

Laboratory and greenhouse experiments were conducted to assess the efficacy of Eucalyptus citriodora Hook., Ipomoea carnea Jacq., Cuminum cyminum L., Allium sativum L. and Hyoscyamus muticus L. leaf extracts, and of Streptomyces exfoliatus (Waksman & Curtis) Waksman & Henrici (S) and Trichoderma harzianum Rifai (T) in controlling Botrytis fabae, which causes chocolate spot disease in the faba bean. Laboratory studies supported the use of leaf extracts of E. citriodora (Ex. 1) and I. carnea (Ex. 2) in preference to other extracts for controlling the mycelial growth of B. fabae. In addition, the mixture S + T was the best of …


Modern Approaches To Floristics And Their Impact On The Region Of Sw Asia, Vernon Hilton Heywood Jan 2004

Modern Approaches To Floristics And Their Impact On The Region Of Sw Asia, Vernon Hilton Heywood

Turkish Journal of Botany

Attitudes to floristics have changed considerably during the past few decades as a result of increasing and often more focused consumer demands, heightened awareness of the threats to biodiversity, information flow and overload, and the application of electronic and web-based techniques to information handling and processing. This paper will examine these concerns in relation to our floristic knowledge and needs in the region of SW Asia. Particular reference will be made to the experience gained from the Euro+Med PlantBase project for the preparation of an electronic plant-information system for Europe and the Mediterranean, with a single core list of accepted …


Life Strategies And Adaptations In Bryophytes From The Near And Middle East, Harald Kürschner Jan 2004

Life Strategies And Adaptations In Bryophytes From The Near And Middle East, Harald Kürschner

Turkish Journal of Botany

A review article on life strategies and ecomorphological adaptations (xerothalloid and xeropottioid life syndromes) of bryophytes is given, based on the hitherto known and analysed terrestrial, saxicolous and epiphytic communities of the Near and Middle East. The examples given impressively demonstrate common adaptive trends that arise convergently but independently in unrelated taxa when they evolve under similar habitat conditions. These functional types are important for the establishment, habitat maintenance and dispersal of species and indicate the relationships between site ecology, niche differentiation and species evolution. Their differentiation is a prime example of parallel evolution.