Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 2(5), pp. 206 - 208
DOI: 10.13189/eer.2014.020503
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Five Critically Endangered Species in Malatya Province (Turkey)

Zeliha Bahçecioğlu ^1,*, Bayram Yildiz ^2
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, İnönü University, Malatya–Turkey
² Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir–Turkey

ABSTRACT

Five species endemic to Malatya province in Turkey, Hipricum malatyanum Peşmen (Hypericaceae), Lotus malatayicus Ponert (Fabaceae), Centaurea brevifimbriata Hub.-Mor. (Asteraceae), Chaenorhinum cryptarum (Boiss.et Hauskn.) Davis (Scrophulariaceae), and Phlomis integrifolia Hub.-Mor. (Lamiaceae), are critically endangered in nature, due to the deterioration of the habitats. These species were observed in the habitats for a period of 20 years by the authors. In Malatya province the habitats are gradually disappeared for reasons such as open fields, creating vineyards and orchards, and the effect of erosion.

KEYWORDS
Endemic, Plant, Turkey

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Zeliha Bahçecioğlu , Bayram Yildiz , "Five Critically Endangered Species in Malatya Province (Turkey)," Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 206 - 208, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2014.020503.

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Zeliha Bahçecioğlu , Bayram Yildiz (2014). Five Critically Endangered Species in Malatya Province (Turkey). Environment and Ecology Research, 2(5), 206 - 208. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2014.020503.