Dracocephalum kotschyi

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Dracocephalum oligadenium

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae, it is classified under the genus Dracocephalum. Specifically, its taxonomic identity is defined as Dracocephalum kotschyi.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is characterized by a very specific and limited geographical range. It is primarily found within the region of Western Asia. More specifically, its natural habitat is restricted to the country of Iran. This narrow distribution suggests that the species is endemic to this particular territory. Consequently, its presence is a unique feature of the Iranian landscape.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Dracocephalum kotschyi is characterized by its classification as a hemicryptophyte, a survival strategy where the perennating buds are located at or just below the soil surface to protect them from seasonal environmental stressors. This life form allows the plant to persist through unfavorable periods by maintaining its regenerative tissues near the substrate, facilitating regrowth when conditions become favorable. Within the broader spectrum of botanical life forms, it functions specifically as a hemicryptophyte, distinguishing it from other growth types such as phanerophytes, chamaephytes, cryptophytes, or therophytes. This physiological framework supports its ability to navigate its specific ecological niche, ensuring long-term survival through seasonal cycles via its protected bud structure.

Life form :

hemicryptophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Dracocephalum kotschyi is characterized by its growth habit as a self-supporting plant, lacking any climbing mechanisms such as tendrils or twining stems, which classifies it as a self-supporting entity rather than an obligatory or facultative climber. It functions as an independent organism, showing no parasitic tendencies toward other vegetation, and maintains a strictly terrestrial life form, as it is not an epiphyte.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Dracocephalum kotschyi has 45 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include GERANIAL, Calycopterin, LIMONENE, NERAL, CHLOROPHYLL.

GERANIAL

1. BMC plant biology
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
4. PeerJ
5. Frontiers in plant science

Calycopterin

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Molecular and cellular biochemistry
4. Recent advances in anti-infective drug discovery

LIMONENE

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
4. PeerJ

NERAL

1. BMC plant biology
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. PeerJ
4. Frontiers in plant science

CHLOROPHYLL

1. BMC plant biology
2. Environmental science and pollution research international
3. Frontiers in plant science

apigenin

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
3. BMC plant biology

hydrogen peroxide

1. BMC plant biology
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
3. International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology

proline

1. Environmental science and pollution research international
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology

rosmarinic acid

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
3. BMC plant biology

CATALASE

1. BMC plant biology
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Activities

Dracocephalum kotschyi has 9 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antispasmodic, Analgesic, Antibacterial.

Antioxidant

1. Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Research in pharmaceutical sciences
4. BMC plant biology

Antimicrobial

1. Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
2. Current drug discovery technologies

Antispasmodic

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Molecular and cellular biochemistry

Analgesic

1. Molecular and cellular biochemistry

Antibacterial

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Anticancer

1. Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

Antihyperlipidemic

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antinociceptive

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Cytotoxic

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Medicinal Uses

Dracocephalum kotschyi has 32 reported medicinal uses identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include analgesic, drought, fever, inflammation, Escherichia coli.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations