Ethnobotanical properties of natural plant in Kop Pass (Bayburt / Turkey)

Abstract

People have been in interaction with the environment and plants from the existence of humanity to the present day. The people living in a certain geographical area use plants for different purposes like food, medical, fuel, industry, ornamental. This study was carried out to determine some natural plant taxa and the ethnobotanic properties of these plant taxa and ıt was carried out in seven villages of the central district of Bayburt. As result of study, it was determined that 91 plant taxa belonging to 36 families have ethnobotanical characteristics with the information obtained from the source people. The families, scientific names, usage areas and traditional usage forms of these plant taxa that have ethnobotanical importance have been explained. Of these plants that spread naturally and continue to be used; 18 taxa consumed as food, 12 taxa as food and medicinal, 25 taxa as medicinal, 2 taxa as fruit, 12 taxa as fruit and medicinal, 8 taxa used as aromatic (spice) and 7 taxa as aromatic and medicinal. Of plants leaf (35), flower (23), fruit (16), seed (13), stem (8), root (8), above ground (5), branch (4), tuber (2), bark (1) components were used. It has been recorded that 23 taxa used for other purposes (broom (2), basket (1), toy (4), dye (2), decorative (6), firewood (10) have ethnobotanical uses. In the study area; Rumex alpinus L. and Rumex crispus L. of Polygonaceae family, Rosa foetida J. Herrm., Rosa pimpinellifolia L., Malus sylvestris Miller of the Rosaceae family and Chenopodium album L. and Atriplex nitens Schkuhr belonging to the family Amaranthaceae has been determined commonly used wild plants.