{"id":5207,"date":"2023-12-13T14:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eseed.rifr-ac.ir\/en\/?p=5207"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:40:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:10:42","slug":"nepeta-cephalotes-boiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eseed.rifr-ac.ir\/en\/?p=5207","title":{"rendered":"Nepeta cephalotes Boiss."},"content":{"rendered":"

Nepeta cephalotes<\/em> Boiss.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parvin Salehi Shanjani, Masoumeh Ramezani Yeganeh and Mohammad Reza Pahlevani <\/strong><\/p>\n

Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uploaded at Dec 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scientific editor: Masoumeh Izadpanah<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Seed <\/strong>ID<\/strong> was supported by the <\/strong>Headquarters of Science and Technology of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n

The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds); dry to 15-20 % eRH and stored at -20 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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Germination requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

The seeds of this species are non-dormant. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Then germinate under an alternating temperature regime of 15\/25 \u00baC (the higher temperature for 16 hours of light and the lower one for 8 hours of dark).<\/p>\n

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Morphology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fruit\/seed: <\/strong>Achene<\/p>\n

Fruit\/seed shape: <\/strong>Nutlets ellipsoid, areole bi-lobed, surface almost soft with incident reticulate, dark brown<\/p>\n

Fruit\/seed size: <\/strong>Length 1.71-1.8 mm, and width 0.98-1.06 mm in an accession from Damavand, Tehran with 1000 seed\/fruit weight 0.4 g, which was collected and identified in 2016 by Mozaffarian with an accession number 45889.<\/p>\n

Average 1000 seed\/fruit weight: <\/strong>0.4 g<\/p>\n

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Biological features<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life form:<\/strong> Perennial, subshrub, many-stemmed, stems erect to ascending<\/p>\n

Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanisms: <\/strong>Inflorescence verticillasters composed of a few small flowers or many large flowers. Flowers hermaphrodite, \u200czygomorphic, corolla pale blue, 12 to 16 mm in length. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects, especially bees.<\/p>\n

Flowering Period:<\/strong> Summer<\/p>\n

Time of seed ripening:<\/strong> August to October<\/p>\n

Seed dispersal methods<\/strong>: Seed weight<\/p>\n

Geographical distribution: <\/strong>Endemic to Iran. Typus from Iran<\/p>\n

Distribution in Iran:<\/strong> Center and North West Azarbayjan, Semnan, and Tehran<\/p>\n

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Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Family:<\/strong> Lamiaceae<\/p>\n

Subfamily:<\/strong> Nepetoideae<\/p>\n

Genus: <\/strong>Nepeta<\/em><\/p>\n

Species: <\/strong>cephalotes<\/em><\/p>\n

Persian name:<\/strong> Punehsa-e-Coppee<\/p>\n

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References and Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boj\u0148ansk\u00fd, V. and Farga\u0161ov\u00e1, A. 2007. Atlas of seeds and fruits of central and East-European flora: the region of the Carpathian Mountains. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 1046 pp.<\/p>\n

Ghahraman, A. Flore of Iran. Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands with the university of Tehran publication. https:\/\/floraofiran.net\/index.php.<\/p>\n

Harrington, J.F. 1972. Seed storage and longevity. In: T. Kozlowski (ed.). Seed Biology. Vol. III. Academic Press, New York, p 145-245.<\/p>\n

Hassan, T. and Dar, G.H. 2012. Nutlet micromorphology in selected species of Nepeta<\/em> L. (Lamiaceae) in Kashmir Himalaya. Iranian Journal of Botany, 2: 262-269.<\/p>\n

Jamzad, Z. 1391. Flora of Iran, No. 76: Lamiaceae. Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization, Research Institute for Forests and Rangelands of Iran, Tehran, 1066 p.<\/p>\n

Jamzad, Z., Ingrouille, M. and Simmonds, M. 2003. Three new species of Nepeta<\/em> (Lamiaceae) from Iran. Taxon, 52: 93-98.<\/p>\n

Kaya, A. and Dirmenci, T. 2008. Nutlet surface micromorphology of the genus Nepeta<\/em> L. (Lamiaceae) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany, 32.103-112.<\/p>\n

Mozaffarian, V. 2012. A Pictorial Dictionary of Botany. Farhang Moaser publisher, 1088 pp.<\/p>\n

Mozaffarian, V.A. 1998. Dictionary of Iranian Plants Names. Moaser Publisher, Tehran Farhang, 671 pp.<\/p>\n

Naghibi, F. 2005. Labiatae family in folk medicine in Iran from ethnobotany to pharmacology. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2: 63-79.<\/p>\n

Sharma, O.P. 2009. Plant taxonomy 2E. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 563 pp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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