Lamiaceae

T. kotschyanus Boiss. & Hohen. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(5):16 (1844). Suberect freely branching dwarf shrub lacking prostrate basal branches; flowering stems 3-10 cm, variously hairy all round. Leaves 9-13 x 4.5-6(-9) mm, incl. 1-2 mm petiole, all subequal, acutish, truncate to rounded at base, ciliate at base, oil dots numerous, usually brown-red; venation prominent beneath, with 3 pairs of lateral veins, the lowest marginal vein and often also the other two joining apically to form a marginal thickening. Inflorescence usually a dense head 1-2 x 1-1.5 cm, with subtending bracts similar to leaves. Bracteoles 0.5-1.5(-2.5) mm, usually ± equalling pedicels. Calyx (3.2-)4-5.2(-5.6) mm, tube usually shorter than lips; upper lip wider than tube, usually equal to or somewhat longer than lower teeth; upper teeth 0.7-1.2 mm, lanceolate-aristate, ciliate or not. Corolla white or pale pinkish, 6-7.5 mm. Fl. 5-7. Bare stony mountain slopes, c. 800-2250 m.
1. Leaves glabrous var. glabrescens
1. Leaves hairy on both sides
2. Stems ± patently villous-pubescent with hairs ± equalling or longer than stem diam.;leaves densely whitish pubescent var. eriophorus
2. Stem hairs ± reflexed, shorter than stem diam.; leaves puberulent to hortly pilose var. kotschyanus
var. kotschyanus. Syn: T. kotschyanus Boiss. & Hohen. var. hirtus Boiss. & Hohen. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(5): 16 (1844); T. kotschyanus Boiss. & Hohen. f. incanus ('incana') Bornm. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 7:978 (1907); T. kotschyanus Boiss. & Hohen. var. pseuderiophorus Rech. fil. in Phyton (Horn) 5:293 (1954).
Type: [N. Iraq] in regione media montis Gara Kurdistaniae in rupestribus, 25 vii 1841, Kotschy 327 (lecto. W! iso. G! H!).
E. Anatolia. B7 Malatya: Malatya to Arapkir, 12 km S. of Arapkir, 1420-1500 m, Hub.-Mor. 9345! Elaziğ: ruins of Harput, 1320-1390 m, Hub.-Mor. 9350! Tunceli: 8 km from Pülümür to Mutu, 1780 m, 26 vi 1951, Reese! B9 Bitlis: Bitlis to Tatvan, 3 km N. of Bitlis, 1650 m, Hub.-Mor. 10699! Van: Erciş to Patnos, 3 km after Kocapinar, 1850 m, Hub.-Mor. 10704! C7 Adi-yaman: Nimrud (Nemrut) Da. nr Kjachta (Kahta)., 1600-2250 m, Hand.-Mazz. 2092! C10 Hakkari: 23 km from Bacirge to Yüksekova, 2150 m, D. 45212!
Iraq, Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. Another gathering from C10 Hakkari: Sat Da. above Varegöz, 1970 m, D. 45546! differs in having pale yellowish oil dots. It appears identical to T. hyrcanus ('hyrcana') Czernjak. ex Klokov, Rasoobrazov. Thymus Sov. Soyuza 66 (1973), described from N.W. Iran. D. 44812 (C9 Hakkari: Zap gorge, 32-45 km from Çukurca to Hakkari, 900-1000 m!) is similar except for having glabrous leaves.