Clinopodium maritimum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species: Clinopodium maritimum

Name

Clinopodium maritimum (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 515 (1891).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calamintha maritima Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 231 (1848).
  • Melissa maritima (Benth.) Nyman, Syll. Fl. Eur.: 101 (1855).
  • Satureja maritima (Benth.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 303 (1896).
  • Ziziphora maritima (Benth.) Melnikov, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 101: 89 (2016).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Türkiye. Europe Southeastern Europe Türkiye-in-Europe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Clinopodium maritimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Clinopodium maritimum. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Clinopodium maritimum. Accessed: 17 4 2026. Reference page.