Ethnobotancal studies in the villages of the District of Ilica (Province Erzurum), Turkey


Özgen U., KAYA Y., Coşkun M.

Economic Botany, vol.58, no.4, pp.691-696, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: Economic Botany
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.691-696
  • Keywords: Erzurum, Ethnobotany, Turkey, Useful plants
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

An ethnobotanical survey was made of the villages of the Ilica District, Erzurum Province, Turkey. The authors interviewed 130 people in 60 villages. The information so obtained was classified according to the use of plants for food, fuel, dye, and construction materials, as well as for miscellaneous uses. All in all, this study revealed 60 plant taxa that were useful to the villagers of this district. © 2004 by The New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, NY 10458-5126 U.S.A.