
Superorder LAMIANAE  573
forward, often long exserted from the corolla; anthers 
opening longitudinally, rarely by valves (Galeopsis). 
Pollen grains mostly 3-colpate, but with four colpi 
arranged in two pairs in Haplostachys, tetrazonocol-
pate in one species of Marrubium and many species 
of  Sideritis and hexapantocolpate in Sideritis sect. 
Empedoclia (Abu-Asab and Cantino 1992), usually 
tectate-perforate to microreticulate, mostly supraretic-
ulate, usually with simple columellae. Disc lobes, 
when present, alternate with ovary lobes. Style gynoba-
sic. Ovary 4-locular, deeply 4-lobed; ovule solitary in 
each locule. Nutlets with small basal attachment, 
sometimes (Prasieae) with fl eshy exocarp. Seeds with 
spatulate embryo with short, straight superior radicle; 
endosperm several-layered. Often present iridoid gly-
cosides and laballenic fatty acid, n = 6. – pogoste-
meae:  Pogostemon (including Eusteralis, Anuragia), 
Dysophylla, Colebrookea, Eurysolen, Leucosceptrum, 
Comanthosphace, Rostrinucula, Anisomeles, Suzukia; 
prasieae:  Gomphostemma, Bostrychanthera, 
Stenogyne, Phyllostegia, Haplostachys, Prasium; 
 marrubieae: Acrotome, Paralamium, Thuspeinantha, 
Hypogomphia, Marrubium, Lagopsis, Sideritis; 
lamieae:  Physostegia, Chelonopsis, Synandra, 
Macbridea, Brazoria, Warnockia, Melittis, Alajja, 
Eriophyton, Loxocalyx, Ajugoides, Matsumurella, 
Lamium (including Galeobdolon),  Orvala, Wied-
emannia, Galeopsis, Paraphlomis, Lamiophlomis, 
Phlomis, Phlomoides, Eremostachys, Paraeremo-
stachys, Pseuderemostachys, Pseudomarrubium, 
Stachyopsis, Leonurus, Chaiturus, Panzerina 
(Panzeria),  Lagochilus, Moluccella, Otostegia, Iso-
leucas, Ballota, Sulaimania, Roylea, Metas tachydium 
(Metastachys),  Stachys, Epimeredi, Colquhounia, 
Craniotome, Achyrospermum, Microtoena, Phlomido-
schema, Chamaesphacos, Notochaete, Leonotis, 
Leucas (Physoleucas).
29.6 NEPETOIDEAE
Shrubs and herbs, rarely trees, commonly aromatic. 
Leaves simple, entire or lobed, sometimes compound. 
Corolla zygomorphic, sometimes weakly so, often 
strongly 2-lipped. Stamens four or two, ascending or 
declinate. Pollen grains usually 3-celled and typically 
6(8–12)-colpare, predominantly suprareticulate. Disc 
usually well developed, often 4-lobed. Style gynoba-
sic. Seeds without endosperm (except Bystropogon). 
Pericarp usually dry, rarely fl eshy; exocarp with 
mucilaginous cells producing hygroscopic spiral 
fi brils.  Embryo erect, investing (except Catoferia 
which has bent embryo). Rich in volatile terpenoids 
and rosmarinic acid; nepetoidin A and B (caffeic acid 
esters) present. Iridoid glycosides and acteosides usu-
ally absent. Seed oils highly unsaturated, n = 6 +. – 
elsholtzieae:  Elsholtzia, Perilla, Perillula, 
Collinsonia (including Micheliella, Keiskea), Mosla; 
satureieae:  Mentha (including Preslia),  Lycopus, 
Hyssopus, Pycnanthemum,  Origanum (including 
Majorana),  Amaracus, Bystropogon, Minthostachys, 
Thymus, Zataria, Monardella, Cyclotrichium, 
Obtegomeria, Thymbra (including Coridothymus), 
Cunila, Piloblephis, Ziziphora, Melissa, Heterolamium, 
Conradina, Micromeria, Gontscharovia, Cuminia, 
Satureja (including Euhesperida),  Ceratominthe, 
Saccocalyx, Kurzamra, Dicerandra, Clinopodium, 
Calamintha, Acinos, Antonina, Hedeoma, Poliomintha, 
Hesperozygis, Rhododon, Stachydeoma, Pogogyne, 
Eriothymus, Pentapleura;  prunelleae:  Prunella, 
Cleonia;  meriandreae:  Zhumeria, Meriandra, 
Dorystoechas, Perovskia;  lepechinieae:  Sphacele, 
Lepechinia;  hormineae:  Horminum;  nepeteae: 
Dracocephalum, Lophanthus, Hymenocrater, 
Agastache, Brittonastrum, Meehania, Glechoma, 
Schizonepeta, Cedronella, Nepeta (including Pitardia), 
Kudrjaschevia, Drepanocaryum, Lallemantia, 
Monarda, Marmoritis (including Phyllophyton), 
Blephilia, Chaunostoma, Neoeplingia, Rhabdocaulon, 
Hoehnea;  glechoneae:  Glechon,  Acanthomintha; 
salvieae:  Salvia (including Ramona, Schraderia, 
Arischrada);  rosmarineae:  Rosmarinus;  catofer-
ieae:  Catoferia;  ocimeae:  Eriope (including 
Eriopidion),  Hypenia, Hyptis, Hyptidendron, 
Marsypianthes, Peltodon, Rhaphiodon, Asterohyptis, 
Aeollanthus (including Icomum, Bovonia),  Alvesia 
(including.  Plectranthastrum),  Pycnostachys, 
Anisochilus (including Stiptanthus),  Leocus, 
Plectranthus (including Rabdosia, Rabdosiella, 
Neohyptis, Solenostemon, Coleus, Englerastrum, 
Ascocaridion, Neomuellera,  Symphostemon, 
Perrierastrum, Holostylon, Capitanya,), Thorncroftia, 
Tetradenia, Isodon (including Amethystanthus, 
Skapanthus), Siphocranion, Hanceola, Isodictyophorus, 
Hoslundia,  Syncolostemon,  Platostoma (including 
Mesona, Ceratanthus,  Octomeron),  Basilicum, 
Benguellia, Endostemon (including Puntia), 
Hemizygia, Ocimum (including Becium, 
Erythrochlamis, Nautochilus), Orthosiphon, Fuerstia, 
Geniosporum, Haumaniastrum (including