Lamiaceae
Micromeria

Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth.

First published in Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 378 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to S. Central China and N. Myanmar. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Ryding, O. (2007). Revision of Micromeria (Labiatae) in tropical to southern Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 155: 427-446.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Micromeria imbricata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Cavalerie, J. [3778] China K001067724 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Ducloux, Fr. [2792] China K000735946 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1851 Hohenacker, R.F. [1233] India K005423415 No
Dalhousie, Lady [1] India K000193559 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, G., C. [1566] Nepal K000193558 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3778] China K000193441 Type Yes
R.B. [1566] Nepal K000193560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Arnott, G., A. W. [s.n.] Nepal K000193445 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, G., C. [1566.] Nepal K000193444 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1913 Hohenacker, R.F. [1233a] India Micromeria biflora var. indica K005143333 Yes
Ash [77] Ethiopia Satureja biflora K:SPC-35055.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0