a ISSN 0167-9406

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QK9

b Item number .H35 2014

a Personal name Öztürk, M.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Halophytes in the East Mediterranean – Their Medicinal and Other Economical Values

c Statement of responsibility, etc Münir Öztürk , Volkan Altay, Salih Gucel, Aykut Guvensen.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2014.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

a Summary, etc The East Mediterranean includes Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Israel. It is a typical transition zone between the Saharo-Arabian desert biome and temperate climates. A total of 304 halophytic taxa from 50 families belonging to 172 genera are distributed in the region. The families with the highest number of taxa are; Chenopodiaceae (51 taxa-16.78 %), Poaceae (44 taxa-14.47 %), Asteraceae (23 taxa-7.57 %), Fabaceae (22 taxa-7.24 %), Cyperaceae (17 taxa-5.59 %) and Plumbaginaceae (13 taxa-4.28 %) respectively. They constitute 55.93 % of the halophytes distributed in the East Mediterranean. The genera with the highest number of species are; Limonium (13), Juncus (11), Atriplex, Salsola (8 each), Suaeda (7), Tamarix, Plantago, Silene (6 each) and Euphorbia, Centaurium, Bromus (5 each). Out of 304 taxa 9 are endemics, 24 are rare plants, 16 taxa are vulnerable, 9 taxa endangered, 6 taxa critical and two taxa have lower risk. These taxa can be grouped as; Xerophytes (79), Psammohalophytes (73), Hygrohalophytes (68), Halophytes (56), Xerohalophytes (22) and ruderals (6). Out of the halophyte taxa listed 124 taxa (40.79 %) are of economic importance. The most widely used parts of the plants are leaves (28.24 %) and roots (21.18 %). The most common preparation of the traditional folk medicine is decoction (42.55 %), followed by infusion (11.70 %), poultice (10.64 %) and powder (8.51 %). In addition to these some plants are consumed fresh for the treatment of some ailments, their percentage lies around 10.64, but consumption as cooked meal is 8.51 %. A majority of these plants are used for the treatment of urinary system disorders (21.74 %). Many halophytic species are used as either forage or fodder, even as ornamentals, but some are poisonous. These taxa play an important role in the control of soil erosion. They are also used to clean contaminated soils and water. Similarly Cynodon dactylon, Ruppia maritima and Inula crithmoides can be used to produce biomass through biosaline agriculture.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Plant Sciences

g Relationship information 2014, Vol.47, p 247-272.

t Title Tasks for Vegetation Science

x International Standard Serial Number 01679406

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7411-7_18