An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia

Volume: 6 Number: 2 May 1, 2013
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An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia

Abstract

This research was carried out to reveal the ethnobotanical characteristics of the settlements and the floristic composition of Kalecik Mountain area, between the years 2002 and 2003. The research area is located within the boundaries of Şanlıurfa in south-east Anatolia, and in the C7 square of the Grid system of Flora of Turkey. During the study, interviews were applied at different times to different people in five rural settlements of the region. Interviews were conducted with 15 boys, 51 men and 29 women, totally 95 informants, by showing them the gathered plants. 516 plant specimens belonged to 39 families, and 238 taxa were determined within the research area. Among these, 126 taxa gathered within the research area had local names and were known as useful to the villagers. It was determined that 38 of these plants were used as food, 37 for medicinal purposes, 32 as fodder plants and 5 as ornamental plants, 5 in producing broom, 5 for fuel, 4 in dying, 3 in children’s games, and 3 were used as indicator plants. Moreover, according to the survey results, 11 of these plants were determined to have harmful effects on animals. As a result, the percentage of the usefuls within the total is 48.3%

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English

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Authors

Hasan Akan This is me

Mahmut Aydoğdu² This is me

M Mustafa Korkut³ This is me

Publication Date

May 1, 2013

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Year 2013 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Akan, H., Aydoğdu², M., Korkut³, M. M., & Balos, M. M. (2013). An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 6(2), 84-90. https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES
AMA
1.Akan H, Aydoğdu² M, Korkut³ MM, Balos MM. An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia. BioDiCon. 2013;6(2):84-90. https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES
Chicago
Akan, Hasan, Mahmut Aydoğdu², M Mustafa Korkut³, and M Maruf Balos. 2013. “An Ethnobotanical Research of the Kalecik Mountain Area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 6 (2): 84-90. https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES.
EndNote
Akan H, Aydoğdu² M, Korkut³ MM, Balos MM (May 1, 2013) An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia. Biological Diversity and Conservation 6 2 84–90.
IEEE
[1]H. Akan, M. Aydoğdu², M. M. Korkut³, and M. M. Balos, “An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia”, BioDiCon, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 84–90, May 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES
ISNAD
Akan, Hasan - Aydoğdu², Mahmut - Korkut³, M Mustafa - Balos, M Maruf. “An Ethnobotanical Research of the Kalecik Mountain Area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 6/2 (May 1, 2013): 84-90. https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES.
JAMA
1.Akan H, Aydoğdu² M, Korkut³ MM, Balos MM. An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia. BioDiCon. 2013;6:84–90.
MLA
Akan, Hasan, et al. “An Ethnobotanical Research of the Kalecik Mountain Area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia”. Biological Diversity and Conservation, vol. 6, no. 2, May 2013, pp. 84-90, https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Akan, Mahmut Aydoğdu², M Mustafa Korkut³, M Maruf Balos. An ethnobotanical research of the Kalecik mountain area Şanlıurfa, South-East Anatolia. BioDiCon [Internet]. 2013 May 1;6(2):84-90. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85HT35ES

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