Micromeria

This article is about the plant sometimes called Micronema. For the fish genus, see Micronema.

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. [1]
Synonyms [2]
SabbatiaMoench ZygisDesv. ex Ham. Piperella(C.Presl ex Rchb.) Spach ApoziaWilld. ex Steud. CuspidocarpusSpenn. MicronemaSchott TendanaRchb.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. ^{[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 ]}

Species

As of May 2023 ^[update] , 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

• Clinopodium bolivianum (Benth.) Kuntze (as M. bolivianaBenth.)
• Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze (as M. brownei(Sw.) Benth. and M. pilosiuscula(A.Gray) Small)
• Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino (as M. japonicaMiq.)
• Mosla japonica (Oliv.) Maxim. (as M. perforataMiq.) ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "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. 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

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