Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Lamiaceae > Genus Origanum

Origanum vulgare L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OriganumL.accepted genus name
×Majoranamaracus Rech. f. heterotypic synonym
×Origanomajorana Domin heterotypic synonym
Amaracus Hill heterotypic synonym
Beltokon Raf. heterotypic synonym
Dictamnus Zinn heterotypic synonym
Dictamnus Mill. heterotypic synonym
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

Species group names

Thymus origanum Kuntze homotypic synonym

Children

Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare
Origanum vulgare subsp. glandulosum (Desf.) Ietsw.
Origanum vulgare subsp. gracile (K. Koch) Ietsw.
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw.
Origanum vulgare subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Ietsw.
Origanum vulgare subsp. viridulum (Martrin-Donos) Nyman

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: orégano; organo; perigüel; zenojo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Asturian: auriégano; fluriéngano; furiégano; orégano; oréganu; oriégano; orieganu; oriéganu; oriéngano; ouriégano; ouriéganu; uriégano sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Catalan: herba de butifarra; orega; orenga; urenga sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Wilde marjolein sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Máirtín fiáin; Marjoram sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: Máirtín fiáin; Marjoram; Wild Marjoram sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: aitz-bedarr; atx-usain; logariño; loragino; loragiño; moregaña; oregain; oregaña; oregano; oreganoa; oregrano; orenganoa; origano sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: airoga; aurogo; eirogo; Máirtín fiáin; Oragán; orega; oregâo; orégao; orégâo; oregaos; ourégano; ouregâo; ourégao; ourégâo; ouregues sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Georgian: თავშავა sources: Georgia PESI focal point
 High Aragonese: oregano; orégano; organo; perigüel; zenojo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Irish: Máirtín fiáin; Oragán sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Majorcan: orengue sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Norwegian Bokmål: bergmynte
 Norwegian Nynorsk: bergmynte
 Portuguese: manjerona-brava; ouregâo; ourégâo; ouregâo menor; ourego sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: furiégano; oreganín; orégano común; orégano nano; orégano trenzado; orenga; organo; oriégano; perigüel; urégano; uriégano; uriéganu sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: kungsmynta
 Valencian: orenga; orógamo; orógano sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Welsh: penrhudd

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Nyman], Sp. Pl. 1753.

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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Origanum vulgare L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=79E77D86-3C0E-4972-BA7E-BCB30D7633AE

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