Origanum vulgare subsp. virens

Origanum vulgare subsp. virens

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 vulgare
Subspecies: Origanum vulgare subsp. virens

Name

Origanum vulgare subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Ietsw., Leiden Bot. Ser. 4: 115 (1980).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Origanum virens Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 1: 119 (1809).
• Homotypic
  • Origanum vulgare var. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 68 (1844).
  • Origanum gussonei Tineo ex Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 195 (1907).
• Heterotypic
  • Origanum macrostachyum Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 1: 120 (1809).
    • Origanum vulgare var. macrostachyum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Brot., Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 2: 91 (1827 publ. 1835).
  • Origanum virens subsp. siculum Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 592 (1881), nom. nud.
  • Origanum virens var. spicatum Rouy, Naturaliste 4(12): 93 (1882).
  • Origanum virescens Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 186 (1816).
  • Origanum bastetanum Socorro, Arrebola & Espinar, Lagascalia 16: 114 (1990).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Portugal, Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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. 2022. Origanum vulgare subsp. virens 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 vulgare subsp. virens. Published online. Accessed: October 2 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Origanum vulgare subsp. virens. Accessed: 2 October 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Origanum vulgare subsp. virens. 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. 

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