Golshan Zare

Hacettepe University · Department of Pharmaceutical Botany

Pülümür’ün bitki çeşitliliği çalışmasının başlangıcı Temmuz 2015’e kadar uzanır: Mustafa Bektaş’ın rehberliğinde Kırsal Çevre Derneği’nden 8 kişilik bir ekip ile 30 Haziran- 5 Temmuz 2015 arasında Pülümür-Tunceli-Ovacık’a düzenlenen gezi ile başlar. Takip eden yıllar içerisinde Pülümür’ün doğasına olan ilgimiz ve bunu kapsamlı bir çalışmaya dönüştü...

Gundelia tournefortii L. uzun yıllar monotipik bir cins olarak kabul edilmiştir. Fakat son yıllarda hem komşu ülkelerde hem de ülkemizde birçok yeni takson yayınlanmıştır. Gundelia, kayalık kireçtaşı veya magmatik yamaçlar, bozkır, meşe açıklıkları veya çam ormanları, bazen nadasa bırakılmış tarlalarda, arpa veya mısır tarlalarında, genellikle kırm...

The genus Gundelia is currently represented with 18 species, of which 16 are in Turkey. In genus Gundelia, the chromosomal data were reported from 12 species. In the present study, it is aimed to eliminate the deficiencies in the knowledge about chromosomal data of Gundelia species. In Genus Gundelia, only a single chromosome number had been detect...

The genus Cyclamen is native to Turkey, where it is represented by 12 perennial tuberous geophytic taxa. In this study, a detailed anatomical description of all Cyclamen taxa found in Turkey is provided for the first time. Tuber, root, petiole, and leaf cross‐sections were stained with Astra blue and safranin, and tuber slides were also stained wit...

Aim The mountainous regions in SW Asia harbour a high number of endemic species, many of which are restricted to the high‐elevation zone. The (sub)alpine habitats of the region are under particular threat due to global change, but their biodiversity hotspots and conservation status have not been investigated so far. Location Subalpine‐alpine habit...

Propolis is classified as an opotherapeutic medicine due to its complex chemical composition of organic secretions from bees. The chemical composition of propolis is greatly influenced by the honeybee species, botanical source and extraction techniques. Within this frame, we compared the same propolis’ polyphenol contents and antioxidant activities...

In this study, it was aimed to compare the root, stem and leaf anatomies of two species belonging to the Frankeniaceae family including Frankenia hirsuta, which grows naturally in Turkey, and F. salsuginea, an endemic from Tuz Gölü, and to contribute to the taxonomy of the genus. The comprehensive anatomies of the two species are examined for the f...

The aim of this research is characterizing the honey produced in Ayder/Rize-Turkey. In this context 20 honey samples were collected from Ayder in 2018. The melissopalynological and physicochemical analysis of the honey samples were done by this research. According to the melissopalynological analysis 40 taxa belong to the 22 plant families were ide...

Giriş Ardıçlar özellikle kuzey yarımkürede geniş yayılış gösterirler. Toplam tür sayısı ise her kaynakta farklılıklar göstermektedir. Türkiye’de yakın zamana kadar yayılış gösteren tür sayısı 7 olarak kabul edilmekteydi: Juniperus drupacea (andız), J. oxycedrus (katran ardıcı), J. communis (adi ardıç), J. excelsa (boylu ardıç), J. foetidissima (kok...

Alpine habitats are characterized by a high rate of range restricted species compared to those of lower elevations. This is also the case for the Irano-Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot in South-West Asia, which is a mountainous area harbouring a high amount of endemic species. Using two quantitative approaches, Endemicity Analysis and Network-...

Background and Aims: Chelidonium majus is known as “kırlangıç otu” in Turkey and the different plant parts, especially the latex and aerial parts have been used as folk medicines for different purposes such as digestion, hemorrhoids, jaundice, liver, eye, and skin diseases. Despite the traditional uses of Chelidonium, there have been no detailed an...

In this study, characterization of Tunceli honeys was made by melissopalynogical and chemical analyzes in honey collected from Tunceli province and contribution was aimed to the geographical indication study of the region. Within the scope of the melissopalynological analysis, which is the first stage of the study, 80 taxa belonging to 31 families...

Since Cucurbita pepo L. seeds have been reported to have beneficial effects in folk medicine for many years, in this study, in vivo wound healing activities of diethyl ether, chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts prepared from C. pepo seeds were evaluated by linear incision wound model, and hydroxyproline content. Furthermore, the extracts were scr...

Cuscuta (dodder) are achlorophyllous plants which parasite their host stems via haustoria and obtain their nutrients from them. Cuscuta seed and aerial part have extensive use in traditional medicine of Asian countries, especially in China. This genus generally called with various vernacular names and used for liver disease, wounds, sciatica pain,...

Although mountain ranges are often recognized as global biodiversity hotspots with a high level of endemism, diversity and biogeographic connections of isolated and weakly explored mountains remain poorly understood. This is also the case for Shirkuh Mts. in central Iran. Here, Yazdana shirkuhensis gen. & spec. nov. (Caryophylleae, Caryophyllaceae)...

Iberis taxa natively found in Turkey are represented by eight species and are annual and/or perennial herbs or subshrubs. In this study, we provide a detailed anatomical description of Turkish Iberis taxa for the first time and try to solve the complexity of taxonomical uncertainties of the genus. Root, stem and leaf anatomies are investigated and...

Centers of endemism and areas of endemism are important biogeographic concepts with high relevance for conservation and evolutionary biology. Turkey is located at the intersection of three global biodiversity hotspots (Mediterranean, Caucasian, Irano-Anatolian) and harbors remarkable levels of plant diversity and endemism. Nevertheless, hotspots of...

Reseda balansae Müll. Arg. (Resedaceae) is a very restricted and endangered Turkish endemic species known only from Mersin province (South Turkey), in a hotspot of biodiversity. It was first collected in 1855, and subsequently described in 1857. Afterwards, it was only collected once again in 1896. In this study we report the rediscovery of these t...

Chaenorhinum gerense is an eastern Mediterranean species with rare distribution and a large variety in plant and seed morphology. In this study, the accuracy of the taxonomic status of this species, which was initially reported by P.H. Davis as C. rubrifolium from south eastern Turkey, is discussed and the typical representatives of C. rubrifolium...

Heldreichia rotundifolia Boiss is known one of the endemic species which grow at East part of An-atolia. This species is a perennial plant and weak secondary growth is occurred. In this study, the morphological, anatomical and palynological characteristics of this species have been investigated. By microscopic analysis peri-derm, narrow cortex and...

In Mediterranean fire-prone ecosystems, annual species specific to post-fire habitats should have a soil seed bank and should be able to germinate after a fire. Therefore, various fire-related cues can be expected to stimulate germination in post-fire annuals. Germination patterns of the rare annual Chaenorhinum rubrifolium (Plantaginaceae) were ex...

The paper presents new records for 28 vascular plant species from 14 Eurasian countries. Five taxa (Catabrosa capusii, Poa albertii, Poa intricata, Poa pseudoaltaica, Poa sergievskajae) are reported from Kazakhstan, three (Ranunculus pseudomonophyllus, Ranunculus smirnovii, Ranunculus turczaninovii) from Mongolia, three (Panicum barbipulvinatum, St...

In this research, the melissopalynological analysis of honey samples collected from Kars city located in the East Anatolian Region of Turkey was conducted for geographical marking. Within this context, melissopalynological analyses of 100 honey samples determined by sampling method were collected from eight districts of Kars in Eastern Anatolia Reg...

Valerianella turcica, a new species from central Anatolia, Turkey, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, this new species is characterized by the combination of an inflated and regularly 6-lobed fruiting calyx with erect, triangular, aristate, and hooked lobes. Additional details on its geographical distribution, conservation status, and c...

A previously undescribed species, Isoëtes vanensis, is described and illustrated. Isoëtes vanensis is distinguished from allied species by its papery scales and small megaspores bearing a low tuberculate texture and a fimbriate-ecuelate micro-ornamentation. A table of comparative diagnostic characters and character states for I. vanensis and allied...

During the work on herbarium material to prepare a taxonomic revision of Erysimum for the Flora of Iran, we found two interesting species not previously known for the country. Erysimum polatschekii is described as new from the alpine zone of Kerman Province (S Iran). It is closely related to the allopatric E. purpureum and E. pseudopurpureum, from...

In this study, we aimed to search the anatomical and palynological characteristics of Castanea sativa which is a botanical source for Turkish propolis. Within this context, we investigated the transverse section of leaf and stem of Castanea sativa. We observed palisade and spongy parenchyma, upper and lower epidermis, schle- renchyma and vascular b...

Seed and fruit morphology of four genera: Cistanche, Diphelypaea, Orobanche and Phelipanche, native to Turkey were studied using light and scanning electron microscopy. In this study 100 accessions belong to 39 species were investigated. Fruit of the genera in Orobancheae were loculicidal capsule, generally dehiscing with 2 slits. Seeds in this tri...

The threatened endemic species, Tordylium brachytaenium, which was not collected after the first description by Boissier and Heldreich in 1849, was rediscovered. An expanded species description, comments about its distribution, ecology and conservation are presented. Additionally, its distinction from the closely related species in respect of polle...

Orobanche turcica (Orobanchaceae) is described as a new species from Turkey. The new species is a close relative of O. anatolica. Morphological differences of the new taxon from closely related species are discussed. A distribution map, illustration, as well as pollen and seed microphotographs of the species are provided.

The pollen morphology of 120 samples of the tribe Orobancheae, representing four genera and 40 species of Cistanche, Diphelypaea, Orobanche and Phelipanche native to Turkey, has been studied by light and scanning electron microscopy. Pollen of the tribe Orobancheae is typically isopolar, radially asymmetrical, oblate spheroidal or prolate and belon...

Orobanche longibracteata Schiman-Czeika is reported as a new record from east of Turkey. This species is easily distinguished from its closest relative Orobanche anatolica, by having very long bracts. The genus Orobanche L. has been represented by 24 species due to this new record in Turkey. A geographical distribution map and an illustration of th...

Two new records of Orobanche L. have been added to the 37 species of this genus previously reported from Turkey. Orobanche owerini (Beck) Beck is reported as a new record to flora of Turkey for the first time, and the existence of O. reticulata Wall. that was mentioned as a doubtful record for Turkey has been confirmed. Macro- and micromorphology o...

The tribe Salicornieae Dum. belonging to the subfamily Salicornioideae Kostel (Chenopodiaceae Vent.) includes halophyte plants. These 5 genera and 6 species are distributed in different habitats of Iran. Members of this tribe have reduced vegetative parts, scale like leaves and articulated stems. In this study quantitative and qualitative morpholog...

Tribe Salicornieae (Salicornioideae, Chenopodiaceae) includes halophyte plants. Five genera (6 species) of this tribe are distributed in different habitats of Iran. Members of this tribe have reduced vegetative parts, scale like leaves and articulated stems. The variation of anatomical characters of the tribe was studied in Iran using fresh and her...