Satureja sahendica Bornm.

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Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 60: 160 (Bornmüller 1910). — Type: Iran • Persia, Isperechan, in declivibus borealibus montis Sahend; 30.VII.1884; Knapp s.n.; holo-, WU [WU0043454 image!]) .

PHENOLOGY. — Flowering July to November, fruiting October to November.

DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY. — This is an endemic species distributed on the rocky slopes of the Irano-Turanian region of NW of Iran (Fig. 5C).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Iran • NW Iran, East Azerbaijan, south of Qaraghaj, south west of Pir-e Saqqa village; 36°51’48”N, 46°56’35”E; alt. 2459 m; 08.VII.2016; Mirtadzadini 1984 (MIR) • Osku, Kandovan, Anish, Mt. Nour: alt. 2200-2350 m; 08.VIII.1984; Terme & Moussavi 25038 (IRAN) • Qazvin Prov., 5 km from Kiseh-Jin to Dashtak; 35°48’39”N, 49°8’47”E; alt. 1716 m; 10.VIII.2012; Mirtadzadini 1985 (MIR) .

DESCRIPTION

Aromatic perennial, 20-25 cm high, stems erect-procumbent, covered with white short hairs and sessile glands. Leaves sessile, flattened or conduplicate, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 8-12 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, attenuate at base, apex obtusiusculate or acute, with short simple hairs over sessile glands, floral leaves similar to the cauline leaves in shape. Verticillasters distant or approximate, 1-6 flowers in verticillaster, flowers often sessile or with a short pedicel, c. 1 mm. Calyx green, campanulate-tubular, covered with short hairs and sessile glands on the outside, 4-6 mm, superior teeth triangular-subulate, inferior teeth lanceolate-subulate. Corolla white, 8-12 mm long. Stamens exserted from the tube. Style exserted from the tube. Nutlets elliptic,brown to dark brown, 1.2-1.5 mm long, 0.7-0.8mm wide.

REMARKS

S. sahendica is morphologically close to S. mutica but they are recognized by the corolla tube obviously exserted from the calyx in S. sahendica .