Author: آمنه غلامی 
Ajuga chamaecistus subsp. chamaecistus Ging.
Parvin Salehi Shanjani, Hamideh Javadi, Leila Falah Hoseini and Amin Zeraatkar
Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.
Uploaded at December 2024
Scientific editor: Mohammad Dadmand
Seed Storage
The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds); dry to 15-20 % eRH and stored at -20 °C.
Germination requirements
The seeds of this species are not dormant. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Place seeds for two weeks in 4ºC germinate uniformly. Then germinate under an alternating temperature regime of 15/25 ºC (the higher temperature for 16 hours of light and the lower one for 8 hours of dark).
Morphology
Fruit type: Achene
Fruit shape: Elliptic, dorsal side convex, ventral side mostly flat, with large hilum. Surface
reticulate-foveate, mostly dull, glabrous, pale- to dark-brown
Fruit size: Length 6.5 to 7.5 mm, width 2.5 to 3.5 mm in an accession from Marvdasht, Fars, with 1000 seed/fruit weight 10.3 g., which was collected and identified in 2018 by Amin Zeraatkar, and is stored in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran with the accession number of 46901.
Average 1000 seed/fruit weight: 8 to 15 g
Biological features
Life form: Subshrub, woody at base, perennial, pubescent. Stems erect, height 15 to 35 cm
Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanism: Inflorescence separated verticillasters, each verticillaster with 2 flowers, calyx gamosepalous, with 5 unequal tooth, 7 to 12 mm, corolla gamopetalous, 14 to 30 mm long, 2-lipped, upper lip fused lobs (at apex diagonally cut), lower lip 3-lobed, often whitish or yellowish, purple-nerved. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects, especially bees.
Time of flowering: Spring
Time of seed ripening: Spring
Seed dispersal methods: By seed weight
Geographical distribution: Endemic to Iran. Typus from Iran
Distribution in Iran: North West, West and Center. Mostly in provinces Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Lorestan, Isfahan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Fars and Tehran
Taxonomy
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Ajuga
Species: A. chamaecistus
Subspecies: chamaecistus
Persian name: Labdisi-e butehee
References and Links
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Ghahreman, A. 1979-2003. Color flora of Iran. Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands Publishers, Tehran.
Jamzad, Z. 2012. Flora of Iran, No. 76: Lamiaceae. Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands Press,Tehran, Iran, 1066 pp.
Mozaffarian, V.A. 1998. Dictionary of Iranian plants names. Farhange Moaser Publishers, Tehran, 671 pp.
Mozaffarian, V.A. 2012. A Pictorial dictionary of botany. Farhange Moaser Publisher, Tehran, 1088 pp.
Sharma, O.P. 2009. Plant taxonomy 2E. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 563 pp.
