Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets

Volume: 8 Number: 3 December 15, 2015
  • Rıdvan Polat
  • Uğur Çakılcıoğlu
  • Musa Denizhan Ulusan
  • Fehmi Gür
  • Zafer Türkmen
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Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets

Abstract

This study, conducted between 2012-2013, gathered information on the ethnobotanical wild plants sold with commercial purposes in the local markets. Field work was concentrated in the zones where the plants in question are most intensively gathered, as well as in the local markets where the plants are offered for sale. As result of researchs at the local markets ethnobotanical uses of 32 plants were recorded. These included folk medicine, herbal tea, spices and food. The most common ethnobotanical plant families were Lamiaceae 5 taxa , Rosaceae 4 taxa , Polygonaceae 3 taxa , Apiaceae 2 taxa and Asteraceae 2 taxa . The use of taxa in the region were; spices and food 24 , folk medicine 19 taxa , herbal tea 5 taxa . Also, the scientific names of the plants, local names, families, usable parts and forms of utilization were listed alphabetically in the tables

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Rıdvan Polat This is me

Uğur Çakılcıoğlu This is me

Musa Denizhan Ulusan This is me

Fehmi Gür This is me

Zafer Türkmen This is me

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December 15, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
Polat, R., Çakılcıoğlu, U., Denizhan Ulusan, M., Gür, F., & Türkmen, Z. (2015). Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 8(3), 114-119. https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF
AMA
1.Polat R, Çakılcıoğlu U, Denizhan Ulusan M, Gür F, Türkmen Z. Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets. BioDiCon. 2015;8(3):114-119. https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF
Chicago
Polat, Rıdvan, Uğur Çakılcıoğlu, Musa Denizhan Ulusan, Fehmi Gür, and Zafer Türkmen. 2015. “Investigations of Ethnobotanical Aspect of Wild Plants Sold in Espiye Giresun Turkey Local Markets”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 8 (3): 114-19. https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF.
EndNote
Polat R, Çakılcıoğlu U, Denizhan Ulusan M, Gür F, Türkmen Z (December 1, 2015) Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets. Biological Diversity and Conservation 8 3 114–119.
IEEE
[1]R. Polat, U. Çakılcıoğlu, M. Denizhan Ulusan, F. Gür, and Z. Türkmen, “Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets”, BioDiCon, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 114–119, Dec. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF
ISNAD
Polat, Rıdvan - Çakılcıoğlu, Uğur - Denizhan Ulusan, Musa - Gür, Fehmi - Türkmen, Zafer. “Investigations of Ethnobotanical Aspect of Wild Plants Sold in Espiye Giresun Turkey Local Markets”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 8/3 (December 1, 2015): 114-119. https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF.
JAMA
1.Polat R, Çakılcıoğlu U, Denizhan Ulusan M, Gür F, Türkmen Z. Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets. BioDiCon. 2015;8:114–119.
MLA
Polat, Rıdvan, et al. “Investigations of Ethnobotanical Aspect of Wild Plants Sold in Espiye Giresun Turkey Local Markets”. Biological Diversity and Conservation, vol. 8, no. 3, Dec. 2015, pp. 114-9, https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF.
Vancouver
1.Rıdvan Polat, Uğur Çakılcıoğlu, Musa Denizhan Ulusan, Fehmi Gür, Zafer Türkmen. Investigations of ethnobotanical aspect of wild plants sold in Espiye Giresun/Turkey local markets. BioDiCon [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 1;8(3):114-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA74KZ97SF

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