African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12502

Full Length Research Paper

Mandragora officinarum L. (Solanaceae): A new record for the flora of Turkey

Hüseyin Fakir1* and Hasan Özçelik2
1Süleyman Demirel University, Forest Faculty, Department of Forest Engineering, Isparta, Turkey. 2Süleyman Demirel University, Science-Literature Faculty, Department of Biology, Isparta, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 13 July 2009
  •  Published: 04 August 2009

Abstract

Mandragora officinarum L. (Solanaceae) was collected from western area of the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Mandragora autumnalis Bertol. is widespread  in the Mediterranean area at rock slopes, ruins, under Pinus brutia, olive trees and edges of fields in Turkey but M. officinarum L. has not been reported previously. In this study, the detailed morphological characteristics are discussed and compared with the mediterranean M. autumnalis Berthol. Line drawing, diagnostic characters and a distribution map of M. officinarum L. species of Turkey are presented.

 

Key words: Solanaceae, Mandragora, new record, rare species, Turkey.

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