Micromeria graeca

Micromeria graeca

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: Micromeria graeca
Subspecies: M. g. subsp. consentina – M. g. subsp. fruticulosa – M. g. subsp. garganica – M. g. subsp. graeca – M. g. subsp. imperica – M. g. subsp. laxiflora – M. g. subsp. longiflora – M. g. subsp. tenuifolia

Name

Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. (1831)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Satureja graeca L. (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Clinopodium graecum (L.) Kuntze (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Southwestern Europe East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Turkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bentham, G., 1931. Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 311

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Micromeria graeca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Micromeria graeca. 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 Apr 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Micromeria graeca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Micromeria graeca. Published online. Accessed: Apr 24 2022.

Vernacular names

català: Colicosa
español: ajedrea de monte, colicosa, guisopo
italiano: Issòpo meridionale
sardu: Isopu

For more multimedia, look at Micromeria graeca on Wikimedia Commons.