The local names of the plants in Kepsut and Savaştepe (Balıkesir, Turkey)

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONEthnobotanical researches give information about relationships between public and plants which have important role in humans daily life. There is a rich ethnobotanical research collection in Turkey. Every ethnobotanical study in Turkey contains valuable information that records the cultural heritage, natural richness, traditions and customs of a different area, the life of the people. The value of the work done in the ethnobotanical field has increased more with the migration of rural populations to cities. The local people who have moved away from nature have also begun to forget the use of plants in everyday life. Therefore, listening to the valuable information of the elderly knowledgeable people living in the villages and recording the all information about used plants is also important in terms of protecting the very important values of our country. The local names of the plants are the part of our cultural heritage. The local names of the plants may differ in every settlements according to the various factors such as different uses of the same plants in every settlements and the traditions of the people living in settlements, the language used in the area and the geographic features of the area. This ethnobotanical study was planned to be carried out in villages of Savaştepe and Kepsut districts of Balıkesir (Özdemir Nath 2016). Kepsut and Savaştepe are the towns of Balıkesir province in the Marmara region of Turkey (Figure 1). Kepsut is in the eastern part of Balıkesir. It has an area of 894 km². The population is 24.180. Kepsut has 63 villages. As an individual Turkish ethnic group the Yoruks are distinguished by their language, customs and folkloric particularities and considering the contemporary way of life, their rather closed social community. Due to the different accent in local languages, the names of plants were different in yoruks villages. Karakeçili Yoruk communities live in 17 villages, Yağcıbedir Yoruk communities live in 9 villages. Savaştepe district has an area of 430 km². Its plant diversity is very rich because of its location where meeting point of 2 phytogeographic regions (Mediterranean, Euro-Siberian Istanbul J Pharm 47 (1): 12-23 DOI: 10.5152/IstanbulJPharm.2017.004 ABSTRACT Local plant names vary in Anatolia in every settlement. Ethnobotanical studies help to record local names of the used plants that may otherwise be lost to future generations. This study is the part of an ethnobotanical study which was conducted between 2012 and 2015 in order to determine wild plants used in Kepsut and Savaştepe (Balıkesir, Turkey). Kepsut and Savaştepe are the towns of Balıkesir province in the Marmara region of Turkey. As a result of the identification, the 509 local names of the 265 taxa, which are 12 of them are endemic, belonging to 72 families were recorded. According to the literature, among 509 local names, 338 local names were recorded for the first time in Balıkesir. 12 MATERIALS AND METHODSThis study was conducted between 2012 and 2015. The research area is a part of ...

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