Taxon:
Origanum syriacum L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:590. 1753
Verified:
03/29/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
- based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
- http://www.skud.info
- Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
- Ietswaart, J. H. 1980. A taxonomic revision of the genus Origanum (Labiatae). Leiden Bot. Ser. 4:87-89.
- Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
- Mountain Valley Growers. 2010. Origanum Maru. Note: = Origanum Maru, re. use as flavoring additive
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Small, E. Culinary herbs. 1997 Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
- Vermeulen, N. Encyclopaedia of Herbs. 1999 Note: Rebo Productions, Netherlands.
- Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966- Note: = Majorana syriaca (L.) Raf.
Common names
English
Biblical-hyssop – Lebanese oregano – Syrian oregano – Swedish
syrisk oregano –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | ****** | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | s. |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], ******, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (s.)
Economic Uses
Food additives