''Micromeria'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...
s in the mint family,
Lamiaceae, widespread across
Europe
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,
Asia
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,
Africa
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, and
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, with a center of diversity in the
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region and the
Canary Islands
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.
[Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> It is sometimes placed within the genus '' Satureja''.Micromeria fruticosa
''Micromeria fruticosa'' (syn. ''Clinopodium serpyllifolium subsp. fruticosum''), commonly known as white micromeria or white-leaved savory, is a dwarf evergreen shrub endemic to the eastern Mediterranean.Dudai et alDevelopmental Control of Monot ...
'' (L.) Druce - Eastern Mediterranean
# '' Micromeria glomerata'' P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
# '' 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 hispida'' Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
# '' Micromeria hochreutineri'' (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
# '' Micromeria × hybrida'' Zagan - Greece including Crete ''(M. graeca × M. nervosa)''
# '' Micromeria hyssopifolia'' Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife + El Hierro in the Canary Islands
# '' 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 marginata'' (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
# '' Micromeria × meteorica'' Hausskn. - Greece ''(M. cremnophila × M. juliana)''
# ''Micromeria microphylla
''Micromeria microphylla'' is a species of plants in the family Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and ...
'' (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
''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 ...
'' (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 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 suborbicularis'' (Alain) Borhidi - Cuba
# '' 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 unguentaria'' Schweinf. - Ethiopia
# '' Micromeria varia'' Benth. - Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands
# '' Micromeria weilleri'' (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
# '' Micromeria × wildpretii'' P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands ''(M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)''
Formerly placed here
* ''Clinopodium bolivianum
''Clinopodium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is in the tribe Mentheae of the subfamily Nepetoideae, but little else can be said with certainty about its phylogenetic position.
The genus name ''Clinopodium'' is ...
'' (Benth.) Kuntze (as ''M. boliviana'' Benth.)
* ''Clinopodium brownei
''Clinopodium brownei'', or Browne's savory, is a perennial with sprawling square stems and opposite leaves. This herb is heavily pubescent on the stem and inner and outer calyx. The corolla is bilabiate. The lips are thin and delicate and ma ...
'' (Sw.) Kuntze (as ''M. brownei'' (Sw.) Benth. and ''M. pilosiuscula'' (A.Gray) Small)
* '' Clinopodium douglasii'' (Benth.) Kuntze. (as ''M. douglasii'' Benth.)
* ''Mentha japonica
''Mentha japonica'' is a plant species in the genus ''Mentha'', endemic to the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu, Japan. Initially described as ''Micromeria japonica'' by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, it was first identified under its present name ...
'' (Miq.) Makino (as ''M. japonica'' Miq.)
* '' Mosla japonica'' (Oliv.) Maxim. (as ''M. perforata'' Miq.)
References
The Plant List entry
External links
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Lamiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot