Taxon:
Origanum onites L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:590. 1753
Verified:
08/01/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Origanum+onites&quantity=1
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
- Herb Society of America. 2005. Oregano and Marjoram: an Herb Society of America guide to the genus Origanum 25. URL: http://www.herbsociety.org/factsheets/Oregano%20and%20Majoram.pdf
- Ietswaart, J. H. 1980. A taxonomic revision of the genus Origanum (Labiatae). Leiden Bot. Ser. 4:85.
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Common names
English
pot marjoram – Turkish oregano – German
französischer Marjoran – Swedish
smyrnamejram –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | Sicilia | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece (incl. Crete), Italy [Sicilia]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Food additives | flavoring | fide Leiden BS 4:25. 1980 | Ietswaart, J. H. 1980. A taxonomic revision of the genus Origanum (Labiatae). Leiden Bot. Ser. 4:85. |