Floristic characters of the area between the Direkli (Göndes) village, Yassiçal (Ebemi) town and Abaci village (A5/6 Amasya-Turkey)

Abstract

In this study, floristic characters of the area between the Direkli (Göndes) village, Yassiçal (Ebemi) town and Abaci village has been given. About 645 vascular plant specimens collected from the area have been identified. At the end of the study, 379 taxa (371 species) were determined belonging to 221 genera and 56 families. In the flora, 44 endemic taxa (11.6%) have been observed. The distribution of the taxa to the phytogeographical regions are, as given below: Irano-Turanian (13.4%), Euro-Siberian (11.8%), Mediterranean (9.2%). The order of ten families and four genera which involved the most species are these. Familiesare: Asteraceae, 47 (12.6%), Fabaceae 38 (10.2%), Lamiaceae 36 (9.7%), Poaceae 31 (8.3%), Brassicaceae 30 (8.0%), Caryophyllaceae 22 (5.9%), Rosaceae 16 (4.3%), Scrophulariaceae 15 (4.0%), Boraginaceae 13 (3.5%), Liliaceae 12 (3.2%). Generadare: Astragalus L. - Silene L. 8 (3.6%), Centaurea L. 7 (3.1%), Lathyrus L. 6 (2.7%), Salvia L. -Viola L. -Euphorbia L. 5 (2.2%). © 2007 Asian Network for Scientific Information.