Micromeria

Summary

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] Common names include savory and whitweed.[citation needed]

Micromeria
Micromeria nervosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Species edit

As of May 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[6]

  • Micromeria acropolitana Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
  • Micromeria × angosturae P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
  • Micromeria arganietorum (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco
  • Micromeria × ayamosnae Puppo & P.Pérez
  • Micromeria aybalae H.Duman & Dirmenci
  • Micromeria benthamii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria × benthamineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens)
  • Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
  • Micromeria × bourlieri Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora)
  • Micromeria brivesii Batt. - Morocco
  • Micromeria × broussonetii A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia)
  • Micromeria browiczii Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece
  • Micromeria canariensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
  • Micromeria carpatha Rech.f.
  • Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus
  • Micromeria conferta (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya
  • Micromeria × confusa G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata)
  • Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
  • Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
  • Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia
  • Micromeria cymuligera Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey
  • Micromeria danaensis Danin - Jordan
  • Micromeria debilis Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
  • Micromeria densiflora Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria douglasii Benth.
  • Micromeria elliptica K.Koch - Turkey
  • Micromeria ericifolia (Roth) Bornm.
  • Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
  • Micromeria flagellaris Baker - Madagascar
  • Micromeria fontanesii Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
  • Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands
  • Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans
  • Micromeria × garajonayii Puppo & P.Pérez
  • Micromeria glomerata P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria gomerensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
  • Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
  • Micromeria guichardii (Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari - Libya
  • Micromeria hedgei Rech.f. - Iran
  • Micromeria helianthemifolia Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria herpyllomorpha Webb & Berthel. - La Palma in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria hierrensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
  • Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
  • Micromeria hochreutineri (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
  • Micromeria × hybrida Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa)
  • Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) C.Chr. - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula
  • Micromeria inodora (Desf.) Benth. - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands
  • Micromeria × intermedia G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. helianthemifolia)
  • Micromeria juliana (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean
  • Micromeria kerneri Murb. - Yugoslavia
  • Micromeria lachnophylla Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria lanata (C.Sm. ex Link) Benth. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria lasiophylla Webb & Berthel. - Canary Islands
  • Micromeria lepida Webb & Berthel. La Gomera in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria leucantha Svent. ex P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria longipedunculata Bräuchler - Yugoslavia, Albania
  • Micromeria macrosiphon Coss. - Morocco
  • Micromeria madagascariensis Baker - Madagascar
  • Micromeria maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler
  • Micromeria mahanensis Puppo
  • Micromeria marginata (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
  • Micromeria × meteorica Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana)
  • Micromeria microphylla (d'Urv.) Benth. - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya
  • Micromeria monantha (Font Quer) R.Morales - Morocco
  • Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. & Hohen. - from Greece to Iran
  • Micromeria nervosa (Desf.) Benth. - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey
  • Micromeria × nogalesii G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. lanata × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
  • Micromeria pedro-luisii Puppo
  • Micromeria peltieri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
  • Micromeria × perez-pazii G.Kunkel - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. tenuis)
  • Micromeria persica Boiss. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
  • Micromeria pineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria × preauxii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
  • Micromeria pseudocroatica Šilic - Yugoslavia
  • Micromeria rivas-martinezii Wildpret - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria serbaliana Danin & Hedge - Sinai
  • Micromeria sinaica Benth. - Sinai, Israel
  • Micromeria sphaciotica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.- Crete
  • Micromeria sphaerophylla Baker - Madagascar
  • Micromeria × tagananensis P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata × M. varia)
  • Micromeria teneriffae (Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria tenuis (Link) Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
  • Micromeria × tolomensis Puppo & P.Pérez
  • Micromeria tragothymus Webb & Berthel.
  • Micromeria unguentaria Schweinf. - Ethiopia
  • Micromeria weilleri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
  • Micromeria × wildpretii P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)
  • Micromeria zarkosii Kit Tan, Biel & Ziel.

Formerly placed here edit

  • Clinopodium bolivianum (Benth.) Kuntze (as M. boliviana Benth.)
  • Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze (as M. brownei (Sw.) Benth. and M. pilosiuscula (A.Gray) Small)
  • Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino (as M. japonica Miq.)
  • Mosla japonica (Oliv.) Maxim. (as M. perforata Miq.)[7][8]

References edit

  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 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. III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
  6. ^ "Micromeria Benth." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  7. ^ "Micromeria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  8. ^ "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 edit

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