A morphological and systematical study on Nepeta cataria L. (Lamiaceae) distributed in the Adıyaman province

Abstract

In this study morphological characters of N. cataria L. was examined which has distributed in Adıyaman province for the systematic purposes. At the result of the morphological studies leaf shape, leaf indumentum, gynoecium, androecium, corolla, calyx, seed and connection filaments to theca was determined by stereo microscope and compared with characters in Flora of Turkey. In addition, stem indumentum, leaf indumentum, pollen and seed characters of N. cataria is examined by SEM.