Lamiaceae
Thymbra

Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav.

First published in Elench. Pl. Horti Matr.: 37 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • 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.

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 Coridothymus capitatus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 8, 1939 Platt, J.W.O. [247] Greece K000509368 Yes
[Mitchell] [s.n.] Portugal K005230878 Yes
[Bodere] [s.n.] Italy K005230858 Yes
[Pomel] [s.n.] K005230913 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2798] Albania K005230907 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005230848 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2783] Spain K005230887 Yes
Beguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K005230871 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [159] Greece K005230897 Yes
s.coll. [3517] Greece K005230917 Yes
Gandoger, M. [5073] Greece K005230924 Yes
Reverchon, E. [132] Greece K005230929 Yes
[Miss Sheila Devies] [s.n.] Italy K005230867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K005230860 Yes
[Miss J. Ogilvie] [[01]] Portugal K005230877 Yes
[Morozow] [[49/50]] Italy K005230861 Yes
s.coll. [1037] Croatia K005230910 Yes
Ripley, H.D. [268] Spain K005230840 Yes
Galán, A. [s.n.] Spain K005230854 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Greece K005230927 Yes
Welwitschii [s.n.] Portugal K005230880 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [824] Spain K005230849 Yes
Lemperg, F. [597] Greece K005230915 Yes
Taylor, G. [s.n.] Türkiye K005230914 Yes
Gandoger, M. [8410] Greece K005230925 Yes
Barber, A. [1804] Spain K005230855 Yes
Gandoger, M. [[9131]] Greece K005230926 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [1265] Greece K005230893 Yes
Saint-Lager, J.B. [s.n.] Spain K005230843 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [159] Greece K005230896 Yes
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Greece K005230916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K005230863 Yes
[Petter] [s.n.] Croatia K005230911 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1640] K005230901 Yes
Kett, R. [77] K005230902 Yes
Reverchon, E. [132] Greece K005230931 Yes
[Lombert] [s.n.] Spain K005230884 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [[525]] Greece K005230895 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4338] Spain K005230883 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [1409] North Macedonia K005230905 Yes
Baldacci, A. [s.n.] Albania K005230906 Yes
[C. Brickell]; Mathew, B.F. [8118] Greece K005230890 Yes
Todaro [593] Italy K005230864 Yes
Muller, U.I. [s.n.] Italy K005230872 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] Croatia K005230909 Yes
[DA Rid] [s.n.] Greece K005230920 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005230847 Yes
[Parlatori] [s.n.] Italy K005230862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K005230930 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] Greece K005230874 Yes
[E.P. Baker] [s.n.] Greece K005230919 Yes
[P.B. Webb] [s.n.] K005230899 Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [3042] Greece K005230922 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] Spain K005230853 Yes
Ellman, E.; Nelmes, E. [141] Spain K005230852 Yes
[Feuzl] [s.n.] Croatia K005230912 Yes
Davis, P.H. [884] Greece K005230932 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.; Murray, B.G. [768] Spain K005230841 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K005230844 Yes
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Greece K005230904 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Portugal K005230879 Yes
Porta; Rigo [[708]] Spain K005230850 Yes
Muller, U.I. [[16]] Italy K005230873 Yes
[Janka] [s.n.] K005230903 Yes
Porta; Rigo [250] Italy K005230869 Yes
[Lambert] [s.n.] Spain K005230885 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K005230868 Yes
Reynolds, T. [[7H]] Spain K005230842 Yes
[Durham] [s.n.] K005230900 Yes
Thompson, H.P. (Rev.); Thompson, H.P. (Mrs.) [1117] Greece K005230894 Yes
Mattfeld, J. [1368] Greece K005230891 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Spain K005230845 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [13303] Greece K005230918 Yes
Brown, H.M. [101] Spain K005230886 Yes
s.coll. [1958] Malta K005230857 Yes
Ferguson, I.K.; Ferguson, L.F. [4538] Cyprus K005230923 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K005230865 Yes
Ingoldby, C.M. [399] K005230898 Yes
Boratynska, K.; Boratynski, A.; Browicz, K.; Dolatowski, J. [213] Greece K005230889 Yes
Ross, H. (Dr) [s.n.] Italy K005230866 Yes
[C. Brickell]; Mathew, B.F. [8005] Greece K005230888 Yes
Reverchon, E. [132] Greece K005230928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K005230859 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K005230870 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [1629] Greece K005230892 Yes
s.coll. [434] Malta K005230856 Yes
Roivainen, H. [s.n.] Spain K005230846 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4147] Greece K005230921 Yes
Baldacci, A. [29] Albania K005230908 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K005230876 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K005230851 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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