Micromeria

Micromeria
	Micromeria nervosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Micromeria; Benth.
Synonyms
	Sabbatia Moench; Zygis Desv. ex Ham.; Piperella (C.Presl ex Rchb.) Spach; Apozia Willd. ex Steud.; Cuspidocarpus Spenn.; Micronema Schott; Tendana Rchb.f.;

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. It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja. The name is derived from the Greek words μῑκρος (mīkros), meaning "small," and μερίς (meris), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers. Common names include savory and whitweed.^{[citation needed]}

Species

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

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

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.)

References

1 2 "Genus: Micromeria Benth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2012-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ 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.
↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Micromeria includes photos + distribution maps
↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
↑ "Micromeria Benth." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
↑ "Micromeria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
↑ "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

Media related to Micromeria at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Micromeria at Wikispecies

[GRIN-1] 1 2 "Genus: Micromeria Benth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2012-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[s-2] 1 2 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.

[POWO_331772-2-6] "Micromeria Benth." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[ITIS-7] "Micromeria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

[GRINSpecies-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.

Micromeria

Micromeria nervosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Micromeria Benth.
Synonyms
Sabbatia Moench Zygis Desv. ex Ham. Piperella (C.Presl ex Rchb.) Spach Apozia Willd. ex Steud. Cuspidocarpus Spenn. Micronema Schott Tendana Rchb.f.