
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