Origanum majorana

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Origanum majorana

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• Status
• Endemism
• Distribution
• Altitudinal range
• Life-form
• Flowering Period
• Common Name

Status

Indigenous (IN)

Endemism

endemic

Endemic variety occurring in Cyprus: O. majorana var. tenuifolium. This taxon, the wild ancestor of O. majorana, seems to be endemic to Cyprus (see Meikle 1985). Consequently, we treat the species as endemic though its cultivars are widespread outside Cyprus.

Distribution

Division 1 indigenousA

Division 2 indigenousA,B

Division 3 indigenousA

Division 7 indigenousA

Division 8 indigenousA,C

A. Meikle, R.D. 1985: Flora of Cyprus 2, B. Hand, R. 2004: Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus IV. – Willdenowia 34: 427-456, C. Șekerciler, F. & Ketenoğlu, O. 2011: Flora of north dunes of Karpaz National Park (Cyprus). – Biol. Diversity Conservation 4: 189-203

Altitudinal range

0–925 mD

D. Meikle, R.D. 1985: Flora of Cyprus 2

Life-form

Chamaephyte / Phanerophyte

Flowering Period

May–Oct

Common Name

Σαψισιά