Marrubium crassidens

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Lamiales, it is further classified under the family Lamiaceae. Finally, it is identified by its specific genus, Marrubium.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, known scientifically as Marrubium crassidens, exhibits a specific geographical range within the Middle East. Its distribution is primarily centered in the region of Western Asia. Within this area, it can be found growing in the country of Iran. Additionally, the species is documented to occur within the borders of Iraq. Therefore, its natural habitat is limited to these specific Western Asian territories.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Marrubium crassidens is characterized by its classification as a chamaephyte, a growth form where the majority of the plant's vegetative buds are located close to or just above the soil surface, often protected by leaf litter or seasonal debris. This life strategy allows the species to navigate environmental fluctuations by maintaining its regenerative capacity at a low profile, ensuring resilience against grazing or harsh climatic conditions. As a perennial member of its ecological niche, it undergoes distinct seasonal cycles of vegetative growth and reproductive effort, utilizing its low-lying structure to optimize resource acquisition in its specific habitat. The plant's development is marked by the establishment of a robust root system that supports its perennial nature, allowing it to persist through unfavorable periods and re-emerge during favorable growing seasons to complete its lifecycle through flowering and seed dispersal.

Life form :

chamaephyte

Morphology

The morphology of Marrubium crassidens is characterized by its growth habit as a self-supporting climber, utilizing its structural integrity to ascend without the need for external hosts. It functions as an independent organism, exhibiting no parasitic tendencies and remaining entirely non-parasitic in its nutritional requirements. Furthermore, the plant is strictly terrestrial in its ecological positioning, lacking any epiphytic tendencies and maintaining its development within the soil substrate.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Marrubium crassidens has 1 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids.

Flavonoids

1. Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin

Activities

Marrubium crassidens has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiproliferative.

Antiproliferative

1. Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin

Conditions

Marrubium crassidens has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include breast cancer.

Breast cancer

1. Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin

Preparations

Marrubium crassidens has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include methanol extract from aerial parts.

Methanol extract from aerial parts

1. Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin