Lamiaceae

C. stamineum (Boiss. & Hohen.) Manden. & Scheng. in Not. Syst. (Leningrad) 15:337 (1953). Syn: Micromeria staminea Boiss. & Hohen. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(5): 19 (1844)! Calamintha staminea (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(12):51 (1853)! Clinopodium stamineum (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2:516 (1891)! Satureja staminea (Boiss. & Hohen.) Briq. in Engler & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a):299 (1895)! Ic: Öst. Bot. Zeitschr. 99:54, f. llb (1952). Figure 11. Map 45.
Plant glaucescent green, minutely glandular-pruinose, without long hairs on stems and leaves. Stems erect, 14-32 cm. Median leaves 15-20 x 7-15 mm, ovate, entire. Verticillasters 2-8. Bracteoles lanceolate-linear, 1/2-1 x calyx tube. Calyx straight, 6-8 mm, sub-bilabiate to c. 1/3, with subsessile glands, tube pilose-hirsute or not; teeth porrect, lanceolate-subulate, ciliate or not; upper teeth 1.5-3 mm, lower 2.5-4 mm. Corolla lilac, mauve or rose, 8-12 mm. Fl. 6-8. Rocky limestone slopes, 1200-1830 m.
Type: [N. Iraq] in fissuris rupium montis Gara Kurdistaniae, Kotschy 311 (holo. G! iso. BM! K!).
S.E. Anatolia. C9 Hakkari: Cilo Da. in Diz De., 1700 m, D. 23924! Çukurca, 1200 m, D. 47745! C10 Hakkari: nr Oramar (S. of Cilo Da.), 1830m,Trelawny 1845!
N. Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element. D. 47745 and Trelawny 1845 differ from the type in having long-haired calyces with ciliate calyx teeth. However, a similar range of variation has been seen from Iraq, even from the type locality. C. stamineum is very closely related to both C. glabrescens and C. longiflorum Leblebici (N. Iraq).