tailieunhanh - Flora of Baflkonufl Mountain (Kahramanmarafl)

The research area is situated in Kahramanmarafl province. In this study, during the period 1998-1999 1265 plant specimens, 67 families, 268 genera, 520 species and eight subspecies were collected and identified. The total number of specific and infraspecific taxa is 528. | Turk J Bot 27 2003 117-139 TOBlTAK Research Article Flora of Ba konu Mountain Kahramanmara Omer VAROL Mugla University Faculty of Science Arts Department of Biology Mugla - TURKEY Received Accepted Abstract The research area is situated in Kahramanmarag province. In this study during the period 1998-1999 1265 plant specimens 67 families 268 genera 520 species and eight subspecies were collected and identified. The total number of specific and infraspecific taxa is 528. Thirty-five of the 528 taxa are new records for the C6 square. The number of endemic plants is 55 . The distribution rates of the specimens into phytogeographical regions are as follows Mediterranean elements 145 Irano-Turanian elements 76 and Euro-Siberian elements 23 . Key Words Bagkonug Mountain Kahramanmarag Flora Turkey. Ba konu Dagi Kahramanmara Florasi Ozet Aragtirma alani Kahramanmarag ilinde yer alir. Bu galigmada 1998-1999 yillarinda toplanan 1265 bitki orneginin degerlendirilmesi ile 67 familya 268 cins 520 tũr ve 8 alttũr tespit edilmigtir. Toplam takson sayisi 528 dir. 528 taksondan 35 si C6 karesi igin yeni kayittir. Endemik bitkilerin sayisi 55 dir. Taksonlarin fitocografik bolgelere dagilim oranlari gu gekildedir Akdeniz elementleri 145 Iran-Turan elementleri 76 Avrupa-Sibirya elementleri 23 . Anahtar Sozcukler Bagkonug Dagi Kahramanmarag Flora Tũrkiye Introduction The study area is located within the boundaries of Kahramanmarag province. The research area falls within C6 of the grid system adopted by Davis Davis 19651985 . The highest point of the research area is Bagkonug Mountain 1775 m Figure 1 . The region was selected for study because of the following reasons a- Although there are some observations on the vegetation Bagkonug Mountain Varol 1999 there are no detailed floristic or phytosociological studies from this area b- The study area is a national park c- This region is close to the transitional area between