Adil GÜNER, Vehbi ESER - optima
Adil GÜNER, Vehbi ESER - optima
Adil GÜNER, Vehbi ESER - optima
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Posters<br />
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ORCHIDS OF CEKMECE NUCLEAR RESEARCH ENSTITUTE<br />
(ISTANBUL/TURKEY)<br />
Ernaz ALTUNDA� 1<br />
1 Duzce University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Departrment of Biology, Düzce, Turkey<br />
ernazaltundag@duzce.edu.tr<br />
This study which presents orchids of Cekmece Nuclear Research Enstitute (CNRE) is a part<br />
of “The flora of Cekmece Nuclear Research Enstitute (Istanbul) and its Environs” master<br />
thesis. CNRE is located on the European side of Istanbul and its geographical location<br />
according to Davis’s location system for Turkey is A2(E). The area having nearly 3 km² and<br />
its altitude is 50 m from sea side, is saved since 1959 and it has a rich orchid diversity and<br />
population.This study has been carried out between 2003-2005. At least one sample for each<br />
taxon was prepared by herbarium techniques and kept at the Herbarium of Istanbul University<br />
Science Faculty (ISTF).<br />
At the end of this study 11 taxa which belongs to Orchidaceae family has been identified.<br />
These taxa are; Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) L.C.M. Richard, Ophyrs bombyliflora Link,<br />
Ophyrs oestrifera Boiss. subsp. oestrifera, Ophyrs umbilicata Desf. subsp. umbilicata,<br />
Ophyrs vernixia Brot. Subsp. vernixia, Orchis collina Banks & Sol., Orchis coriophora L.,<br />
Orchis laxiflora Lam., Orchis papilionacea L. var. papilionacea, Orchis purpurea Hudson,<br />
Serapias vomeracea (Burm. fil.) Briq. subsp. laxiflora (Soò) Gölz et Reinhard.<br />
Keywords: Orchidaceae, Cekmece, Istanbul, Turkiye.<br />
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