An ethnobotanical study of the useful and edible plants of İzmit

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ABSTRACT: An ethnobotanical study was carried out in İzmit province (Northwest Turkey). During
this study, 145 specimens were collected from the area. Informations about plants such as
their usages and used parts were recorded. The stud y revealed that, 96 plant taxa belonging to
42 families had ethnobotanical usages in this area. Among these 96 plant taxa, 60 taxa (51 wild,
9 cultivated) were used as edibles and 64 taxa (51 wild, 13 cultivated) were used for different
purposes. The results of our study show that even in countrys that are situated in close proximity
to metropolitan cities, the ethnobotanical usages of plants are still alive.
KEY WORDS: Ethnobotany, Turkey, İzmit

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An ethnobotanical study of the useful and edible plants of İzmit

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