Zataria multiflora

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Zataria
Species: Zataria multiflora

Name

Zataria multiflora Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 18 (1844).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Zataria bracteata Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 12 (1859).
  • Zataria multiflora var. elatior Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 562 (1879).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Oman. Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 5. 91 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann. MDZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Manikandan, R., Chandra Sekar, K. & Srivastava, S.K. 2012. Life-form analysis of the family Lamiaceae in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Phytotaxonomy 12: 7–19. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Zataria multiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Zataria multiflora. Published online. Accessed: 13 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Zataria multiflora. Accessed: 13 Sep 2025. Reference page.