Origanum × majoricum

Origanum × majoricum

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
Nothospecies: Origanum × majoricum

Name

Origanum × majoricum Cambess., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 14: 296 (1827).

• Formula hybridae: Origanum majorana Origanum vulgare subsp. virens × [[{{{3}}}]] {{{4}}}

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Majorana × majorica (Cambess.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 308 (1896).
  • Amaracus × majorica (Cambess.) Samp., Fl. Portugal, ed. 2: 511 (1947).
  • Origanum × applii nothosubsp. majoricum (Cambess.) Xifreda, Taxon 39: 524 (1990).
• Heterotypic
  • Origanum × acinifolium Wallr. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 728 (1835).
    • Origanum × majoricum subvar. acinifolium (Wallr. ex Benth.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2: 256 (1890).
  • Origanum × balearicum Pourr. ex Lange, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1863: 5 (1864).
  • Origanum × lusitanicum Rouy, Naturaleza (Madrid) 2: 37 (1882).
    • Origanum × majoricum var. lusitanicum (Rouy) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2: 256 (1890).
  • Origanum × paui Martínez, Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 14: 463 (1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Portugal (doubtful, Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Cambessèdes, J. 1827. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 14: 296

Additional references

• Morales, R. 2010. Origanum. Pp. 410–414 in Castroviejo, S.†, Morales, R., Quintanar, A., Cabezas, F., Pujadas, A. & Cirujano, S. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XII. Verbenaceae − Labiatae − Callitrichaceae. liv + 650 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-09041-8. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Origanum × majoricum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Origanum × majoricum. 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 April 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Origanum × majoricum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Origanum × majoricum. Published online. Accessed: April 26 2022.

Vernacular names

English: hardy sweet marjoram, Italian oregano
español: orégano

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