Flora of Lake Seyfe Nature Reserve Area Kirsehir – Turkey

Abstract

This research encompasses flora of Lake Seyfe (Kirsehir) Nature Reserve Area. 65 families, 237 genera, 383 species, 3 sub-species, and 2 varieties were determined with the evaluation of 874 plant specimens collected during 1993-1994 in the research area. The total taxon number was 388. 52 species were endemic for Turkey. The distribution and ratios of the species in the phytogeographic regions were as follows: 104 Iranian-Turanian components (21.75%), 29 European-Siberian components (7.57%), 13 Mediterranean components (3.39%), 82 cosmopolitan components (21.40%), and 155 components with unknown phytogeographic region (40.46%).

Key Words: Lake Seyfe, flora, taxon.

DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/5-2-05