Micromeria
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
Tribe: | Mentheae |
Genus: | Micromeria Benth.[1] |
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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]
- Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
- (K.Malý) Šilic - Albania, Yugoslavia
- P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
- (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco
- Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens)
- (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
- Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora)
- Batt. - Morocco
- A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia)
- Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece
- Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus
- (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya
- G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata)
- Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
- Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
- (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia
- Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey
- Danin - Jordan
- Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
- Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- K.Koch - Turkey
- (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
- (Nábelek) Hedge - Turkey, Iraq
- Baker - Madagascar
- Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands
- Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Eastern Mediterranean
- P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
- (Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari - Libya
- Rech.f. - Iran
- Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Webb & Berthel. - La Palma in the Canary Islands
- Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
- (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
- Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa)
- Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife + El Hierro in the Canary Islands
- C.Chr. - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula
- (Desf.) Benth. - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands
- G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. helianthemifolia)
- (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean
- Murb. - Yugoslavia
- Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- (C.Sm. ex Link) Benth. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Webb & Berthel. - Canary Islands
- Webb & Berthel. La Gomera in the Canary Islands
- Svent. ex P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Bräuchler - Yugoslavia, Albania
- Coss. - Morocco
- Baker - Madagascar
- (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
- Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana)
- (d'Urv.) Benth. - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya
- (Font Quer) R.Morales - Morocco
- Boiss. & Hohen. - from Greece to Iran
- (Desf.) Benth. - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey
- G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. lanata × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
- (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
- G.Kunkel - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. tenuis)
- Boiss. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
- Micromeria pineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
- Šilic - Yugoslavia
- Wildpret - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Danin & Hedge - Sinai
- Benth. - Sinai, Israel
- Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.- Crete
- Baker - Madagascar
- (Alain) Borhidi - Cuba
- P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata × M. varia)
- (Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- (Link) Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Schweinf. - Ethiopia
- Benth. - Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands
- (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
- P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)
Formerly placed here[]
- (Benth.) Kuntze (as M. boliviana Benth.)
- Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze (as M. brownei (Sw.) Benth. and M. pilosiuscula (A.Gray) Small)
- Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze. (as M. douglasii Benth.)
- Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino (as M. japonica Miq.)
- (Oliv.) Maxim. (as M. perforata Miq.)[6][7]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Micromeria includes photos + distribution maps
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. Volume III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
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has extra text (help) - ^ a b "Micromeria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Media related to Micromeria at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Micromeria at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Micromeria
- Lamiaceae genera