Author: آمنه غلامی 
Nepeta mahanensis Jamzad & Simmonds
Parvin Salehi Shanjani, Hamideh Javadi, Leila Falah Hoseini and Ahmad Pourmirzaei
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).
MorphologyFruit type: Achene
Fruit shape: Oval, trihedral in cross section, areole two oblique lobs. Surface with rounded tubercles, cream color, glabrous, dull, dark brown
Furit size: Length 1.22 to 1.55 mm, width 0.64 to 0.77 mm in an accession from Bardsir, Kerman with 1000 seed/fruit weight 0.27 g, which was collected and identified in 2019 by Ahmad Pourmirzaei and is stored in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran with the accession number of 45491
Average 1000 seed/fruit weight: 0.27 g
Biological features
Life form: Herbaceous, Annual, pubescent. Stems erect, height 15 to 189 cm Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanism:Head-like with interrupted verticillasters; flower zygomorphic, calyx gamosepalous, tubular, 7 to 9 mm long, 2-lipped, upper lip 3-toothed, lower lip 2-toothed, covered with long white simple hairs and glandular hairs; corolla gamopetalous, 12 to 15 mm in long, 2-lipped, upper lip 2 separated lobs, lower lip 3-lobed, violet-blue. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects, especially bees.
Time of flowering: Spring
Time of seed ripening: Spring
Seed dispersal methods: Seed weight
Geographical distribution: Endemic to Iran. Typus from Kerman, Iran
Distribution in Iran: Center. Mostly in Kerman province
TaxonomyFamily: Lamiaceae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: N. mahanensis
Persian name: Pounesa-e mahani
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.
