Çakırdağı’nın Florası (Karaman/Türkiye)

Abstract

This research was carried out between 2009 and 2013 in order to determine the flora of Çakırdağı Mountain. Research area is situated in province of Karaman and within in the C4 square according to Davis’s Grid system.531 taxa belonging to 64 families and 275 genera were determined in the research area. Of all the collected specimens, 88 (%16.6) taxa are endemic for Turkey.The phytogeographic elements are represented as follow: Irano-Turanian 162 (% 30.6), Mediterranean 76 (%14.3)Euro – Siberian 9 (% 1.7), widespread and undeterminated taxa 284 (% 53.4). Two taxa belong to Pteridophyta, 529 taxa belong to Spermatophyta. Gymnospermae are represented by five taxa, Angiospermae are represented by 524 taxa. The largest families according to number of taxa in the research area are as follows: Asteraceae 74(% 13.9), Fabaceae47(% 8.9), Brassicaceae 45(%8.5), Poaceae 44 (% 8.3),Lamiaceae 40(% 7.5), Caryophyllaceae 29(% 5.5), Boraginaceae 22(% 4.1), Apiaceae 20(% 3.8), Papaveraceae 15(% 2.8)and Ranunculaceae 14(% 2.6). The richest genera according to the number of taxa in the research area are as follows: Astragalus 17, Alyssum 11, Centaurea 10, Medicago 10, Allium 9, Galium 9, Valerianella9, Silene 8, Bromus 8, Euphorbia 7 and Salvia 7. According to the life forms of the plants grow in the research area is as follows: Terophytes 205 (% 38.7), Hemicryptophytes 202 (% 38.1), Geophytes 55 (% 10.3), Chamaephytes 35(%6.5), Phanerophytes 28(%5.2),Vascular Parasites 6(%1.2). Moreover Verbascum misirdalianum and Valerianella turcica was described as a new species to science world from research area.