- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Origanum L.
Origanum majorana L.

[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 0 - 2500 m.
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Colombia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb or subshrub.
[FTEA]
Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Note
- A native of the eastern Mediterranean and widely cultivated as a culinary herb
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb or subshrub to 0.8 m tall
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves petiolate, ovate to round, 3–35 × 2–30 mm, entire
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence composed of dense cylindrical spikes (condensed thyrses) and these arranged in a panicle
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 2–3.5 mm long, 1-lipped, tube almost non-existent, with posterior lip rounded, entire and bract-like
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla white, tubular, 3–7 mm long, 2-lipped
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, ascending under posterior lip, slightly exserted.
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–2500 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Herb, Subshrub.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- mejorana, mejorana blanca, mejorana silvestre, orégano, orégano de España, orégano griego
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 2500 m.; Andes, Pacífico, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, subarbusto
[UPB]
- Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
- Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016, Instituto Humboldt 2014).
- Use Medicines Digestive System Disorders
- Leaves and flowers - Used in liquid medicines to alleviate stomachache (Lagos-López 2007).
- Use Medicines Injuries
- Leaves and flowers - Used in liquid medicines (Lagos-López 2007).
- Use Medicines Muscular-Skeletal System Disorders
- Leaves and flowers - Used in liquid medicines (Lagos-López 2007).
Native to:
Cyprus, Turkey
Introduced into:
Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Greece, India, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Krym, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
- Amaracus majorana (L.) Schinz & Thell.
- Majorana dubia (Boiss.) Briq.
- Majorana fragrans Raf.
- Majorana hortensis Moench
- Majorana majorana (L.) H.Karst.
- Majorana mexicana M.Martens & Galeotti
- Majorana ovalifolia Stokes
- Majorana ovatifolia Stokes
- Majorana suffruticosa Raf.
- Majorana tenuifolia Raf.
- Majorana tenuifolia Gray
- Majorana uncinata Stokes
- Majorana vulgaris Gray
- Origanum confertum Pi.Savi
- Origanum dubium Boiss.
- Origanum majoranoides Willd.
- Origanum odorum Salisb.
- Origanum salvifolium Roth
- Origanum syriacum subsp. dubium (Boiss.) Holmboe
- Thymus majorana (L.) Kuntze
- Spanish
- Mejorana.
Origanum majorana L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 52061.000 | No | |||
Cambessedes, J. [s.n.], Baleares | K001070101 | Yes | |||
Jan 1, 1980 | Davis, P.H. [3388], Cyprus | Origanum dubium | K000735648 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1980 | Kennedy, E.W. [741], Cyprus | Origanum dubium | K000735649 | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1980 | unknown [s.n.], Cyprus | Origanum dubium | K000735690 | Yes | |
Balansa, B. [s.n.], Turkey | Origanum dubium | K001070116 | Yes | ||
Dello, A. [2542], Cyprus | Origanum dubium | K000735691 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 590 (1753)
Accepted by
- Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2004). Liste de la Flore vasculaire de l'île Robinson Crusoe archipel Juan Fernández, Chili Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 24: 67-78.
- Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Jex-Blake, Gard. E. Afr., ed. 4: 267 (1957)
- K.H.S., Gard. E. Afr.: 170 (1995)
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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