Lamiaceae

N. macrosiphon Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(7):51 (1846). Syn: N. glandulosa Blakelock in Kew Bull. 1949:542, f. 7 (1950).
Perennial; stems 25-60 cm, several from a woody rootstock, erect or ascending, glabrescent to canescent above, glandular-papillose or not. Leaves ovate to triangular, 1-3 x 1-3 cm, truncate or subcordate, coarsely crenate, sparsely to densely pilose or canescent, glandular or not; petiole 0-20 mm. Inflorescence lax, cymes all pedunculate, loosely flowered. Bracteoles elliptic to linear, much shorter than calyx. Calyx tubular, 9-11 mm, somewhat curved, mouth oblique, teeth often acuminate, 1.5-2.5 mm, upper oblong-triangular, lower lanceolate-triangular, lower lip deeply cleft, ± sparsely pilose to scabri-dulous, glandular or not, often deep purple. Corolla violet-blue, 18-27 mm, tube curved or not, narrow, far exserted from calyx teeth. Nutlets oblong, ± trigonous, ± smooth, c. 2.5 x 1-3 mm. Fl. 8. Rocky slopes and screes, river shingle, 1800-3505 m.
Syntypes: [W. Iran] in fissuris rupium montis Kuh Daena (Kuh-e-Dinar) Persiae australis, Kotschy 588 (E! G! K! W!), 986 (G!).
S.E. Anatolia. B8 Bitlis: Kambos Da. above Tutu, 1800 m, McNeill 612! C9 Hakkari: Kara Da., 3505 m, D. 24490! C1O Hakkari: Cilo Tepe, 3050 m, D.24097!
W. Iran, N. Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element. A distinct alpine species; the Caucasian N. longituba Pojark. and N. sosnovskyi Asker, are possibly not specifically different from it. An illustration of the former can be found in Fl. URSS 20: t. 21 f. 2(1954).