Abstract
In this study, the taxonomic placement of Satureja kallarica from Zagros mountain range of Iran is assessed using sequence data from the nuclear ribosomal ITS and the plastid trnL-F and matK regions. The findings are discussed on a morphological background. In consequence the species is formally transferred to the genus Clinopodium. It falls into the Clinopodium simense group which was so far restricted to tropical Africa.