The local names of the plants in Kepsut and Savaştepe (Balıkesir, Turkey)

Abstract

Local plant names vary in Anatolia in every settlement. Ethnobotanical studies help to record local names of the used plants that may otherwise be lost to future generations. This study is the part of an ethnobotanical study which was conducted between 2012 and 2015 in order to determine wild plants used in Kepsut and Savaştepe (Balıkesir, Turkey). Kepsut and Savaştepe are the towns of Balıkesir province in the Marmara region of Turkey. As a result of the identification, the 509 local names of the 265 taxa, which are 12 of them are endemic, belonging to 72 families were recorded. According to the literature, among 509 local names, 338 local names were recorded for the first time in Balıkesir.

Keywords

• Ethnobotany,local name,Savaştepe,Kepsut,Balıkesir,Turkey

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