Honey plants of Tepebaşı(Diorios) in North Cyprus

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 10 - 27, 04.07.2021

Bilge Turkseven , Neriman Özhatay

Abstract

Tepebaşı village (Diorios) is the one the most beautiful sides of the Northern Cyprus. It is located within the borders of Kyrenia district. The area covered by a dense pine forest. In this study, the research was conducted in two beehives of Tepebaşı village. Flowering plant specimens were collected, dried according to the herbarium regulations and kept in the Herbarium of Faculty of Pharmacy, Eastern Mediterranean University. Total of 29 wild and medicinal flowering plant species were determined by their pollen grains and nectar. In the article, photographs of honey plants, which were taken in their natural habitats, are given with their scientific names and with common names in Turkish and English as well.

Keywords

honey plants, Tepebası, North Cyprus, Local names, North Cyprus species photo

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