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An ethnobotanical study of the useful and edible plants of İzmit

Çağla Kızılarslan, Neriman Özhatay

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ABSTRACT: An ethnobotanical study was carried out in İzmit province (Northwest Turkey). Duringthis study, 145 specimens were collected from the area. Informations about plants such astheir usages and used parts were recorded. The stud y revealed that, 96 plant taxa belonging to42 families had ethnobotanical usages in this area. Among these 96 plant taxa, 60 taxa (51 wild,9 cultivated) were used as edibles and 64 taxa (51 wild, 13 cultivated) were used for differentpurposes. The results of our study show that even in countrys that are situated in close proximityto metropolitan cities, the ethnobotanical usages of plants are still alive.KEY WORDS: Ethnobotany, Turkey, İzmit

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Key concepts: Ethnobotany, Edible plants, Traditional medicine, Agroforestry, Medicinal plants, Biology, Medicine