Micromeria

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Micromeria
Species: M. acropolitana – M. arganietorum – M. aybalae – M. benthamii – M. biflora – M. brivesii – M. browiczii – M. canariensis – M. carpatha – M. chionistrae – M. conferta – M. cremnophila – M. cristata – M. croatica – M. cymuligera – M. danaensis – M. debilis – M. densiflora – M. douglasii – M. elliptica – M. ericifolia – M. filiformis – M. flagellaris – M. fontanesii – M. forbesii – M. glomerata – M. gomerensis – M. graeca – M. guichardii – M. hedgei – M. helianthemifolia – M. herpyllomorpha – M. hierrensis – M. hispida – M. hochreutineri – M. imbricata – M. inodora – M. juliana – M. kerneri – M. lachnophylla – M. lanata – M. lasiophylla – M. lepida – M. leucantha – M. longipedunculata – M. macrosiphon – M. madagascariensis – M. maderensis – M. mahanensis – M. marginata – M. microphylla – M. monantha – M. myrtifolia – M. nervosa – M. pedro-luisii – M. peltieri – M. persica – M. pineolens – M. pseudocroatica – M. rivas-martinezii – M. serbaliana – M. sinaica – M. sphaciotica – M. sphaerophylla – M. teneriffae – M. tenuis – M. tragothymus – M. unguentaria – M. weilleri
Nothospecies: M. × angosturae – M. × ayamosnae – M. × benthamineolens – M. × bourlieri – M. × broussonetii – M. × confusa – M. × garajonayii – M. × hybrida – M. × intermedia – M. × meteorica – M. × nogalesii – M. × perez-pazii – M. × preauxii – M. × tagananensis – M. × tolomensis – M. × wildpretii

Name

Micromeria Benth., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1282 (1829), nom. cons.

Type species: Micromeria juliana (L.) Benth. ex Rchb.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Sabbatia Moench, Methodus: 386 (1794).
- Zygis Desv. ex Ham., Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 46 (1825).
- Piperella (C.Presl ex Rchb.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 164 (1838).
- Apozia Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 114 (1840).
- Cuspidocarpus Spenn. in T.F.L.Nees von Esenbeck, Gen. Fl. Germ. 2: 18 (1843).
- Micronema Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 1857: 95 (1857).
- Tendana Rchb.f., Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 160 (1857).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- West Tropical Africa
  - Nigeria.
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Northern Provinces.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States,Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- China
  - China South-Central.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Indo-China
  - Myanmar.
Northern America
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska.
- Western Canada
  - British Columbia
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bentham, G. 1829. Edwards's Botanical Register 15: t. 1282. BHL

Additional references

Bräuchler, C. Meimberg, H. & Heubl, G. 2006. New Names in Old World Clinopodium: The Transfer of the Species of Micromeria Sect. Pseudomelissa to Clinopodium. Taxon 55(4): 977–981. DOI: 10.2307/25065692 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.
Pamela, P. & Meimberg, H. 2015. New species and new combinations in Micromeria (Lamiaceae) from the Canary Islands and Madeira. Phytotaxa 230(1): 1–21. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.230.1.1 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Micromeria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Micromeria. Published online. Accessed: October 2 2022. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Micromeria. Accessed: 2 October 2022.

Vernacular names

فارسی: گلک (سرده)
suomi: Sirokit
עברית: זוטה
中文: 姜味草属
中文（简体）: 姜味草属