Origanum onites

Origanum onites

Origanum onites

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: Origanum
Species: Origanum onites

Name

Origanum onites L., Sp. Pl. 2: 590 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Origanum album Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 85 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Majorana onites (L.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 339 (1834).
• Heterotypic
  • Origanum smyrnaeum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 589 (1753).
    • Majorana smyrnaea (L.) T.Nees in M.F.Weihe & al., Pl. Offic., Suppl.: 1 (1831).
    • Schizocalyx smyrnaeus (L.) Scheele, Flora 26: 575 (1843).
  • Majorana cretica Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: 829 (1754), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Origanum pallidum Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 395 (1829).
  • Origanum heracleoticum W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 305 (1833), nom. illeg.
  • Onites tomentosus Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837).
  • Origanum orega Vogel, Linnaea 15: 78 (1841).
    • Majorana orega (Vogel) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 307 (1896).
  • Origanum tragoriganum Zucc. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 227 (1841), nom. nud.
  • Majorana oreja Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 697 (1844), orth. var.
  • Majorana cretica var. silvestris Alef., Landw. Fl.: 119 (1866).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Tunisia (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus (introduced), East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 590. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Origanum onites 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. Origanum onites. Published online. Accessed: October 2 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Origanum onites. Accessed: 2 October 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Origanum onites. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 2. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Griechischer Oregano
Türkçe: İzmir kekiği

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