Origanum scabrum

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 scabrum

Name

Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 48 (1846).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Amaracus scaber (Boiss. & Heldr.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 306 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Origanum pulchrum Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 11 (1859).
    • Amaracus pulcher (Boiss. & Heldr.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 306 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 7. 130 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann. MDZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ietswaart, J.H. 1980: A taxonomic revision of the genus Origanum (Labiatae). Leiden Botanical Series 4: 1–156. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Origanum scabrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Origanum scabrum. Published online. Accessed: 18 May 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Origanum scabrum. Accessed: May 18 2025.