Origanum L.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Juan Fernández Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Amaracus Hill in Brit. Herb.: 381 (1756)
- Beltokon Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837)
- Dictamnus Zinn in Cat. Pl. Hort. Gott.: 316 (1757), nom. illeg.
- Dictamnus Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754), nom. illeg.
- Hofmannia Heist. ex Fabr. in Enum.: 61 (1759)
- Majorana Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754)
- × Majoranamaracus Rech.f. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 45: 95 (1938)
- Marum Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754)
- Onites Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837)
- × Origanomajorana Domin in Preslia 13-15: 197 (1935)
- Oroga Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837)
- Schizocalyx Scheele in Flora 26: 575 (1843), nom. rej.
- Zatarendia Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837)
Accepted Species
- Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw.
- Origanum × adae Dirmenci & T.Yazici
- Origanum × adanense Baser & H.Duman
- Origanum × adonidis Mouterde
- Origanum akhdarense Ietsw. & Boulos
- Origanum amanum Post
- Origanum ayliniae Dirmenci & T.Yazici
- Origanum × barbarae Bornm.
- Origanum bargyli Mouterde
- Origanum bilgeri P.H.Davis
- Origanum × bilgilii Dirmenci, T.Yazici & Arabaci
- Origanum boissieri Ietsw.
- Origanum brevidens (Bornm.) Dinsm.
- Origanum calcaratum Juss.
- Origanum compactum Benth.
- Origanum cordifolium (Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.) Vogel
- Origanum cyrenaicum Bég. & Vacc.
- Origanum dayi Post
- Origanum dictamnus L.
- Origanum × dolichosiphon P.H.Davis
- Origanum × dumanii Dirmenci, Arabaci & T.Yazici
- Origanum ehrenbergii Boiss.
- Origanum elongatum (Bonnet) Emb. & Maire
- Origanum floribundum Munby
- Origanum × font-queri Pau
- Origanum grosii Pau & Font Quer
- Origanum × haradjanii Rech.f.
- Origanum haussknechtii Boiss.
- Origanum husnucan-baseri H.Duman, Aytaç & A.Duran
- Origanum hypericifolium O.Schwarz & P.H.Davis
- Origanum × intercedens Rech.f.
- Origanum × intermedium P.H.Davis
- Origanum isthmicum Danin
- Origanum jordanicum Danin & Kunne
- Origanum × karpathicum Dirmenci, C.Catt. & Dimarchou
- Origanum laevigatum Boiss.
- Origanum leptocladum Boiss.
- Origanum libanoticum Boiss.
- Origanum × lirium Heldr. ex Halácsy
- Origanum majorana L.
- Origanum × majoricum Cambess.
- Origanum × malatyanum Yildiz, Arabaci & Dirmenci
- Origanum × malyeri Dirmenci & T.Yazici
- Origanum microphyllum (Benth.) Vogel
- Origanum × minoanum P.H.Davis
- Origanum minutiflorum O.Schwarz & P.H.Davis
- Origanum × munzurense Kit Tan & Sorger
- Origanum × nebrodense Tineo ex Lojac.
- Origanum onites L.
- Origanum × pabotii Mouterde
- Origanum pampaninii (Brullo & Furnari) Ietsw.
- Origanum petraeum Danin
- Origanum punonense Danin
- Origanum ramonense Danin
- Origanum rotundifolium Boiss.
- Origanum saccatum P.H.Davis
- Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr.
- Origanum × sevcaniae Dirmenci, Arabaci & T.Yazici
- Origanum sipyleum L.
- Origanum solymicum P.H.Davis
- Origanum symes Carlström
- Origanum syriacum L.
- Origanum vetteri Briq. & Barbey
- Origanum vogelii Greuter & Burdet
- Origanum vulgare L.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets
- Amaracus Hill, Brit. Herb.: 381 (1756).
- Beltokon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837).
- Dictamnus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754), nom. illeg.
- Dictamnus Zinn, Cat. Pl. Gott.: 316 (1757), (1756), nom. illeg.
- Harley RM, Atkins S, Budantsev AL, Cantino PD, Conn BJ, Grayer R, Harley MM, de Kok RPJ, Krestovskaja T, Morales R, Paton AJ, Ryding O, and Upson T. 2004. Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Sp
- Hofmannia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum.: 61 (1759).
- Ietswaart, Leiden Bot. Ser. 4: 1-153 (1980), rev.
- Majorana Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
- Marum Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
- Onites Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837).
- Origanum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 588 (1753)
- Oroga Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837).
- Schizocalyx Scheele, Flora 26: 575 (1843).
- Zatarendia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837).
- × Majoranamaracus Rech.f., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 45: 95 (1938).
- × Origanomajorana Domin, Preslia 13-15: 197 (1935).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
-
Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
-
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
-
Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets
- Nina Davies, Gemma Bramley and Don Kirkup, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0