A PRELIMINARY ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF KUMLUCA (ANTALYA)

Abstract

In this study, 31 plant taxa belonging to 21 families that are used as medicine, food, food conservation, cosmetic and miscellaneous purposes are documented in Kumluca district of Antalya City. While 83,8% of these taxa (26 species) are used for medicinal purposes, 25% of them (8 species) are used for nutritional purposes. The information gathered by investigating the local usage of the plants is compared with the literature.