- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
Origanum L.

[LKGF]
Harley, R.M. et al. (2004). Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
- Morphology General Habit
- Subshrubs or perennial herbs, sometimes gynodioecious, aromatic, branched hairs in o. dictamnus l.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves rather small, entire or toothed, hairy or glabrous, rarely glaucous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence branched, sometimes paniculate to corymbose, spicate or spiciform, spikes elongate to subglobose, erect or nodding, often pedunculate, sometimes lax or few-flowered, or compact
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts imbricate, often showy or brightly coloured
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracteoles
- Bracteoles absent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers subsessile, single, or rarely in 2-8-flowered cymes in axils of all but lowest bracts
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx actinomorphic and 5-lobed to strongly zygomorphic and 5- to 1-lobed: either 2-lipped, 3/2 to 1/2, lobes broadly triangular to lingulate, sometimes reduced, or calyx 1-lipped with posterior lip entire, rounded, bract-like with calyx-tube split almost
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla 2-lipped, usually 5-lobed (2/3), white, pink or purple, lobes subequal, tube straight or curved, sometimes ventrally saccate, short or to 3 cm in o. amanum post
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, sometimes reduced or absent, usually unequal, ascending to divergent, anterior longer, usually exserted, posterior exserted to included, thecae divergent to divaricate, distinct
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
- Stigma-lobes subequal
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disc ± symmetrical
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets ovoid to apiculate, smooth.
- Note
- 2n = 30 (32). About 40 species. Many hybrids recorded. Ietswaart (1980) recognises 10 sections.
- Distribution
- Especially Mediterranean, extending through temperate Eurasia and Northern Africa, from Azores to Taiwan. Introduced to America, Oceania and Russian Far East
[LKGF]
- Use
- Cultivated widely as culinary and medicinal herbs, especially O. vulgare L., O. onites L. and O. majorana L., some ornamental. Native to:
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
- 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 laevigatum Boiss.
- Origanum leptocladum Boiss.
- Origanum libanoticum Boiss.
- Origanum × lirium Heldr. ex Halácsy
- Origanum majorana L.
- Origanum × majoricum Cambess.
- 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.
Origanum L. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Sp. Pl.: 590 (1753)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
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).
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