Origanum
Origanum vulgare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Origanum
L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Amaracus Gled.
  • Majorana Mill.
  • ×Origanomajorana Domin
  • Dictamnus Mill. 1754 not L. 1753 nor Zinn 1757
  • Dictamnus Zinn 1757 not L. 1753 nor Mill. 1754
  • Marum Mill.
  • Hofmannia Heist. ex Fabr.
  • Beltokon Raf.
  • Onites Raf.
  • Oroga Raf.
  • Zatarendia Raf.
  • Schizocalyx Scheele rejected name
  • ×Majoranamaracus Rech.f.
Origanum syriacum

Origanum (/oʊˈrɪɡənəm/ oh-RIG-ə-nəm[3]) is a genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where they are found in open or mountainous habitats. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America and other regions.[2][4][5][6]

The plants have strongly aromatic leaves and abundant tubular flowers with long-lasting coloured bracts. The genus includes the important group of culinary herbs: marjoram (Origanum majorana) and oregano (Origanum vulgare).[7][8]

With their decorative bracts, Origanum species and cultivars are used as ornamental plants in the garden. The cultivars 'Kent Beauty'[9] and 'Rosenkuppel'[10] have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Origanum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Coleophora albitarsella.

Species[2]

  1. Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw. - Turkey, Iraq
  2. Origanum × adanense Baser & H.Duman - Turkey (O. bargyli × O. laevigatum)
  3. Origanum × adonidis Mouterde - Lebanon (O. libanoticum × O. syriacum subsp. bevanii)
  4. Origanum akhdarense Ietsw. & Boulos - Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya
  5. Origanum amanum Post - Hatay region of Turkey
  6. Origanum × barbarae Bornm. - Lebanon (O. ehrenbergii × O. syriacum subsp. bevanii)
  7. Origanum bargyli Mouterde - Turkey, Syria
  8. Origanum bilgeri P.H.Davis - Antalya region of Turkey
  9. Origanum boissieri Ietsw. - Turkey
  10. Origanum calcaratum Juss. - Greece
  11. Origanum compactum Benth. - Spain, Morocco
  12. Origanum cordifolium (Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.) Vogel - Cyprus
  13. Origanum cyrenaicum Bég. & Vacc. - Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya
  14. Origanum dayi Post - Israel
  15. Origanum dictamnus L. – hop marjoram, Cretan dittany, dittany of Crete - endemic to Crete
  16. Origanum × dolichosiphon P.H.Davis - Seyhan region of Turkey (O. amanum × O. laevigatum)
  17. Origanum ehrenbergii Boiss. - Lebanon
  18. Origanum elongatum (Bonnet) Emb. & Maire - Morocco
  19. Origanum floribundum Munby - Algeria
  20. Origanum × haradjanii Rech.f - Turkey (O. laevigatum × O. syriacum subsp. bevanii)
  21. Origanum haussknechtii Boiss. - Turkey
  22. Origanum husnucan-baseri H.Duman, Aytac & A.Duran - Turkey
  23. Origanum hypericifolium O.Schwarz & P.H.Davis - Turkey
  24. Origanum × intercedens Rech.f. - Greece, Turkey (O. onites × O. vulgare subsp. hirtum)
  25. Origanum × intermedium P.H.Davis - Denizli region of Turkey (O. onites × O. sipyleum)
  26. Origanum isthmicum Danin - Sinai
  27. Origanum jordanicum Danin & Kunne - Jordan
  28. Origanum laevigatum Boiss. - Turkey, Syria, Cyprus
  29. Origanum leptocladum Boiss. - Turkey
  30. Origanum libanoticum Boiss. - Lebanon
  31. Origanum majorana L. – (sweet) marjoram - Turkey, Cyprus; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, North Africa, North + South America
  32. Origanum × lirium Heldr. ex Halácsy - Greece (O. scabrum × O. vulgare subsp. hirtum)
  33. Origanum × majoricum Cambess. – hardy sweet marjoram - Spain including Balearic Islands (O. majorana × O. vulgare subsp. virens)
  34. Origanum microphyllum (Benth.) Vogel - Crete
  35. Origanum × minoanum P.H.Davis - Crete (O. microphyllum × O. vulgare subsp. hirtum)
  36. Origanum minutiflorum O.Schwarz & P.H.Davis - Turkey
  37. Origanum munzurense Kit Tan & Sorger - Turkey
  38. Origanum × nebrodense Tineo ex Lojac - Sicily (O. majorana × O. vulgare subsp. viridulum)
  39. Origanum onites L. - Greece, Turkey, Sicily
  40. Origanum × pabotii Mouterde - Syria (O. bargyli × O. syriacum subsp. bevanii)
  41. Origanum pampaninii (Brullo & Furnari) Ietsw - Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya
  42. Origanum petraeum Danin - Jordan
  43. Origanum punonense Danin - Jordan
  44. Origanum ramonense Danin - Levant
  45. Origanum rotundifolium Boiss. - Turkey, Caucasus
  46. Origanum saccatum P.H.Davis - Turkey
  47. Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Greece
  48. Origanum sipyleum L. -Turkey, Greek Islands
  49. Origanum solymicum P.H.Davis - Antalya region of Turkey
  50. Origanum symes Carlström - Islands of the Aegean Sea
  51. Origanum syriacum L. - Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Sinai, Saudi Arabia
  52. Origanum vetteri Briq. & Barbey - Crete
  53. Origanum vogelii Greuter & Burdet - Turkey
  54. Origanum vulgare L. - oregano - Europe, North Africa, temperate Asia (Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, etc.); naturalized in parts of North America, New Zealand, Venezuela

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References

  1. ^ "Genus: Origanum L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, entry "origanum"
  4. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Origanum includes photos plus distribution maps for Europe + North America
  5. ^ "Origanum vulgare in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  6. ^ "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". bonap.net.
  7. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  8. ^ Bouchra, Chebli; Achouri, Mohamed; Idrissi Hassani, L.M; Hmamouchi, Mohamed; et al. (2003). "Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils of seven Moroccan Labiatae against Botrytis cinerea Pers: Fr". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 89 (1): 165–169. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00275-7. PMID 14522450.
  9. ^ "Origanum 'Kent Beauty'". RHS. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'". RHS. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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