Publication: Studies on the chorology, ecology, morphology and conservation strategies of Orchis anatolica Boiss (Orchidaceae)
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2012-04-01
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Altundag, Ernaz
Sevgi, ECE
Kara, Omer
Sevgi, Orhan
Tecimen, Huseyin Baris
Bolat, Ilyas
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Orchis anatolica Boiss. is one of the Mediterranean species, which has wide distribution in Turkey. In this
study, plant and soil samples of O. anatolica were taken from 26 natural populations in Turkey. There were
one hundred ninety locality records in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, but we recorded two hundred
sixteen localities thus adding twenty six new localities to the list. Twenty morphological parameters of O.
anatolica were evaluated. The correlation coefficients between generative characters and vegetative
characters were lower than the character groups of correlation coefficients between themselves. It is found
from sea level upto 1700 m. Most common habitats of O. anatolica are macchie, forest lands and stony
soils. The soils are loamy, clayey- loam and sandy-clayey- loam and rich in organic matter. The pH of the
soils varies from 5.87 to 7.92. Although O. anatolica has wide distribution in Turkey, different types of land
uses are posing a threat for it and restricting its distributional area. Lacking the legal regulations about
conservation of the O. anatolica populations is one of the most striking requirement.
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Altundag E., Sevgi E., Kara O., Sevgi O., Tecimen H. B. , Bolat I., -Studies on the chorology, ecology, morphology and conservation strategies of Orchis anatolica Boiss (Orchidaceae)-, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, cilt.33, ss.325-333, 2012