Lamiaceae
Thymbra

Thymbra spicata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 569 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greece to W. Iran. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Davis; Coode [D39294] Türkiye K005230988 Yes
Ingoldby, C.M. [382] K005230978 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [1630] Syria K005230991 Yes
Boratynska, K.; Boratynski, A.; Browicz, K.; Dolatowski, J. [195] Greece K005230976 Yes
Ingoldby, C.M. [321] K005230977 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [2364] Greece K005230973 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [7299] Greece K005230986 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K.; Thorp, T.K. [524] Türkiye K005230989 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1120] Türkiye K005230992 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [135] Greece K005230985 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [299] K005230975 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005230982 Yes
Heldreich, D. [968] Greece K005230981 Yes
s.coll. [[3621]] K005230983 Yes
Guest, F. [3695] Iraq K000509366 Yes
Orphanides, T. [529] Greece K005230979 Yes
Boratynska, K.; Boratynski, A.; Browicz, K.; Dolatowski, J. [153] Greece K005230987 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] K005230972 Yes
Rawi; Nuri; [Tikiri] [28964] K005230994 Yes
Orphanides, T. [[529]] Greece K005230980 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [2364] Greece K005230974 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Hanbury, D. [s.n.] Syria K005230995 Yes
Kotschy [[396]] K005230990 Yes
Al-Kaisi; Khlid [46123] K005230993 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] K005230984 Yes

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images