Micromeria

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Micromeria
Micromeria nervosa 1.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Micromeria
Benth.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Sabbatia Moench
  • Zygis Desv. ex Ham.
  • Piperella (C.Presl ex Rchb.) Spach
  • Apozia Willd. ex Steud.
  • Cuspidocarpus Spenn.
  • Micronema Schott
  • Tendana Rchb.f.

Micromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, with a center of diversity in the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands.[2][3][4] It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja.[1] The name is derived from the Greek words μῑκρος (mīkros), meaning "small," and μερίς (meris), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers.[5]

Species[2][6][7]
  1. Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
  2. (K.Malý) Šilic - Albania, Yugoslavia
  3. P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
  4. (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco
  5. Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  6. Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens)
  7. (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
  8. Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora)
  9. Batt. - Morocco
  10. A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia)
  11. Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece
  12. Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus
  13. (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya
  14. G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata)
  15. Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
  16. Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
  17. (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia
  18. Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey
  19. Danin - Jordan
  20. Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
  21. Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  22. K.Koch - Turkey
  23. (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
  24. (Nábelek) Hedge - Turkey, Iraq
  25. Baker - Madagascar
  26. Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
  27. Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands
  28. Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Eastern Mediterranean
  29. P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  30. (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
  31. (Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari - Libya
  32. Rech.f. - Iran
  33. Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  34. Webb & Berthel. - La Palma in the Canary Islands
  35. Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
  36. (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
  37. Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa)
  38. Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife + El Hierro in the Canary Islands
  39. C.Chr. - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula
  40. (Desf.) Benth. - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands
  41. G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. helianthemifolia)
  42. (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean
  43. Murb. - Yugoslavia
  44. Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  45. (C.Sm. ex Link) Benth. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  46. Webb & Berthel. - Canary Islands
  47. Webb & Berthel. La Gomera in the Canary Islands
  48. Svent. ex P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  49. Bräuchler - Yugoslavia, Albania
  50. Coss. - Morocco
  51. Baker - Madagascar
  52. (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
  53. Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana)
  54. (d'Urv.) Benth. - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya
  55. (Font Quer) R.Morales - Morocco
  56. Boiss. & Hohen. - from Greece to Iran
  57. (Desf.) Benth. - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey
  58. G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. lanata × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
  59. (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
  60. G.Kunkel - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. tenuis)
  61. Boiss. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
  62. Micromeria pineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  63. Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
  64. Šilic - Yugoslavia
  65. Wildpret - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  66. Danin & Hedge - Sinai
  67. Benth. - Sinai, Israel
  68. Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.- Crete
  69. Baker - Madagascar
  70. (Alain) Borhidi - Cuba
  71. P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata × M. varia)
  72. (Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  73. (Link) Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  74. Schweinf. - Ethiopia
  75. Benth. - Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands
  76. (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
  77. P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Micromeria Benth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 226 姜味草属jiang wei cao shu Micromeria Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1282. 1829.
  4. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Micromeria includes photos + distribution maps
  5. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. Volume III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ a b "Micromeria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  7. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Micromeria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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