Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species: Clinopodium graveolens
Subspecies: Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium

Name

Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium (Pers.) Govaerts, World Checkl. Seed Pl. 3(1): 17 (1999).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acinos rotundifolius Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 131 (1806).
• Homotypic
  • Melissa rotundifolia (Pers.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 391 (1834).
  • Calamintha rotundifolia (Pers.) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 232 (1848), nom. illeg.
  • Satureja rotundifolia (Pers.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 302 (1896).
  • Calamintha neorotundifolia Mateo, Claves Fl. Prov. Teruel: 390 (1992).
  • Ziziphora rotundifolia (Pers.) Melnikov, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 101: 89 (2016).
• Heterotypic
  • Acinos erectus Friv., Flora 18: 333 (1835).
  • Acinos incanus Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 123 (1844).
  • Acinos purpurascens Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 131 (1806).
    • Calamintha graveolens subsp. purpurascens (Pers.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 589 (1881).
    • Melissa purpurascens (Pers.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 391 (1834).
  • Calamintha rotundifolia var. micrantha Murb., Contr. Fl. Tun. 2: 31 (1898).
    • Satureja rotundifolia var. micrantha (Murb.) Pott.-Alap., Fl. Tunisie 2: 807 (1981).
  • Ziziphora alboi Caball., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist.: 57 (1949).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Persoon, C.H. 1806–1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. 657 pp. Apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J. G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium. Published online. Accessed: 02. Dec. 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium. Accessed: 2 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Clinopodium graveolens subsp. rotundifolium in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 2.Reference page.