Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Lamiaceae

Origanum L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amaracus*	Hill	heterotypic synonym
*Beltokon*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Dictamnus*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Dictamnus*	Zinn	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Hofmannia*	Heist. ex Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Majorana*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Marum*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Onites*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Oroga*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Schizocalyx*	Scheele	heterotypic synonym
*Zatarendia*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Origanum acutidens*	(Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum akhdarense*	Ietsw. & Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Origanum amanum*	Post	taxonomically included in
*Origanum ayliniae*	Dirmenci & T. Yazıcı	taxonomically included in
*Origanum bargyli*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Origanum bastetanum*	Socorro, Arrebola & Espinar	taxonomically included in
*Origanum bilgeri*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Origanum boissieri*	Ietsw.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum brevidens*	(Bornm.) Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum calcaratum*	Juss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum compactum*	Benth.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum cordifolium*	(Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.) Vogel	taxonomically included in
*Origanum cyrenaicum*	Bég. & A. Vacc.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum dayi*	Post	taxonomically included in
*Origanum dictamnus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum ehrenbergii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum elongatum*	(Bonnet) Emb. & Maire	taxonomically included in
*Origanum floribundum*	Munby	taxonomically included in
*Origanum haussknechtii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum husnucan-baseri*	H. Duman, Aytaç & A. Duran	taxonomically included in
*Origanum hypericifolium*	O. Schwarz & P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Origanum isthmicum*	Danin	taxonomically included in
*Origanum jordanicum*	Danin & Kunne	taxonomically included in
*Origanum laevigatum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum leptocladum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum libanoticum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum majorana*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum microphyllum*	(Benth.) Vogel	taxonomically included in
*Origanum minutiflorum*	O. Schwarz & P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Origanum munzurense*	Kit Tan & Sorger	taxonomically included in
*Origanum onites*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum pampaninii*	(Brullo & Furnari) Ietsw.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum petraeum*	Danin	taxonomically included in
*Origanum punonense*	Danin	taxonomically included in
*Origanum ramonense*	Danin	taxonomically included in
*Origanum rotundifolium*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum saccatum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Origanum scabrum*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum sipyleum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum solymicum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Origanum symes*	Carlström	taxonomically included in
*Origanum syriacum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Origanum vetteri*	Briq. & Barbey	taxonomically included in
*Origanum vogelii*	Greuter & Burdet	taxonomically included in
*Origanum vulgare*	L.	taxonomically included in

Children

Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw.
Origanum akhdarense Ietsw. & Boulos
Origanum amanum Post
Origanum ayliniae Dirmenci & T. Yazıcı
Origanum bargyli Mouterde
Origanum bastetanum Socorro, Arrebola & Espinar
Origanum bilgeri P. H. Davis
Origanum boissieri Ietsw.
Origanum brevidens (Bornm.) Dinsm.
Origanum calcaratum Juss.
Origanum compactum Benth.
Origanum cordifolium (Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.) Vogel
Origanum cyrenaicum Bég. & A. Vacc.
Origanum dayi Post
Origanum dictamnus L.
Origanum ehrenbergii Boiss.
Origanum elongatum (Bonnet) Emb. & Maire
Origanum floribundum Munby
Origanum haussknechtii Boiss.
Origanum husnucan-baseri H. Duman, Aytaç & A. Duran
Origanum hypericifolium O. Schwarz & P. H. Davis
Origanum isthmicum Danin
Origanum jordanicum Danin & Kunne
Origanum laevigatum Boiss.
Origanum leptocladum Boiss.
Origanum libanoticum Boiss.
Origanum majorana L.
Origanum microphyllum (Benth.) Vogel
Origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz & P. H. Davis
Origanum munzurense Kit Tan & Sorger
Origanum onites L.
Origanum pampaninii (Brullo & Furnari) Ietsw.
Origanum petraeum Danin
Origanum punonense Danin
Origanum ramonense Danin
Origanum rotundifolium Boiss.
Origanum saccatum P. H. Davis
Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr.
Origanum sipyleum L.
Origanum solymicum P. H. Davis
Origanum symes Carlström
Origanum syriacum L.
Origanum vetteri Briq. & Barbey
Origanum vogelii Greuter & Burdet
Origanum vulgare L.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: meiramit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: kungsmyntor

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 590. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Origanum L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/229e593b-1e5a-4e47-adce-af984b801e5e

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.