The chemical composition of the essential oil isolated from the leaves of the Laurus nobilis plant (from the Northern Cyprus Mountains) by hydrodistillation was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Of the 81 compounds representing 98.74% of total oil, monocyclic monoterpenes such as 1,8-cineole (58.59%), alpha-terpinyl acetate (8.82%), and terpinene-4-ol (4.25%) were the main components. Bicyclic monoterpenes such as alpha- and beta- pinene (3.39-3.25%) and sabinene (3.32%) were also identified. The acyclic monoterpenes linalool (0.19%) and myrcenol (0.10%) were present in smaller amounts, and so were the sesquiterpenes. o-Cymene (1.30%) and p-cymene (1.83%) were the main, while cumin aldehyde (0.24%), dimethylstyrene (0.08%), eugenol (0.16%), methyl eugenol (0.05%), and carvacrol (0.05%) were found as minor, aromatic compounds of laurel oil.

The Mycobiota of Samanlı Mountains were investigated in this study. Specimens were collected during 3 years between November 2012 and November 2015. 510 macrofungal taxa belonging to 197 genera within 84 families were recorded with field and laboratory studies. Of these, 37 genera and 57 taxa belong to Ascomycota, while 160 genera and 453 taxa belong to Basidiomycota. Nine species were found for the first time in Turkey from Basidiomycota. These taxa are Amanita subnudipes (Romagn.) Tulloss, Hebeloma quercetorum Quadr., Hygrocybe obrussea (Fr.) Wunsche, Lactarius mediterraneensis Llistosella & Bellù, Lactifluus glaucescens (Crossl.) Verbeken, Russula lilacea Quél., R. rubra (Lam.) Fr., Stereopsis reidii Losi & A. Gennari and Tricholoma roseoacerbum A. Riva. The Stereopsidaceae family and the genus Stereopsis D.A. Reid was found for the first time in Turkey. The richest families in terms of the number of taxa are Russulacea with 58 taxa (11.3%), Agaricaceae with 46 taxa (8.9%), Tricholomataceae with 43 taxa (8.4%), Boletaceae with 32 taxa (6.2%), Polyporaceae with 23 taxa (4.5%) and the most crowded genera are Russula Pers. with 41 taxa (8%), Tricholoma (Fr.) Staude with 26 taxa (5%), Amanita Dill. ex Boehm. with 19 taxa (3.7%), Lactarius Pers. with 16 taxa (3.1%) and Inocybe (Fr.) Fr. with 14 taxa (2.7%). The ecological status of the species is as follows; 245 (48%) are saprobe, 226 (45%) are mycorrhizal, 20 (3.7%) are lignicolous, 18 (2.9%) are parasite, and one is entomopathogenic. Habitat distribution in the research area is as follows: 300 species in Abies nordmanniana (Stev.) Spach. subsp. bornmuelleriana (Mattf.) Coode & Cullen forest, 295 species in Fagus orientalis Lipsky forest, 125 species in Quercus spp. forest, 88 species in Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold forest, 56 species in Castanea sativa Mill. forest, 53 species in Pinus sylvestris L. forest, 49 species in Carpinus orientalis Mill. forest and 24 species in Pinus maritima Lam. forest. Özet: Bu çalışmada Samanlı dağlarının mikobiotası araştırılmıştır. Örnekler Kasım 2012 ve Kasım 2015 arasında 3 yıl boyunca toplanmıştır. 84 familya ve 197 cinse ait 510 makromantar taksonu belirlenmiştir. Bunlardan, 37 cins ve 57 takson Ascomycota'ya aitken 160 cins ve 453 takson ise Basidiomycota'ya aittir. Basidiomycota'dan 9 tür Türkiye'de ilk kez bulunmuştur. Bu taksonlar Amanita subnudipes (Romagn.) Tulloss, Hebeloma quercetorum Quadr., Hygrocybe obrussea (Fr.) Wunsche, Lactarius mediterraneensis Llistosella & Bellù, Lactifluus glaucescens (Crossl.) Verbeken, Russula lilacea Quél., R. rubra (Lam.) Fr., Stereopsis reidii Losi & A. Gennari ve Tricholoma roseoacerbum A. Riva.'dur. Stereopsidaceae familyası ve Stereopsis D.A. Reid cinsi Türkiye'de ilk kez belirlenmiştir. Tür sayısı bakımından en zengin familyalar Russulaceae'den 58 takson (%11,3), Agaricaceae'den 46 takson (%8,9), Tricholomataceae'den 43 takson (%8,4), Boletaceae'den 32 takson (%6,2), Polyporaceae'den 23 takson (%4,5) dur. En zengin cinsler ise Russula Pers. 41 takson (%8), Tricholoma (Fr.) Staude 26 taks...