Thymbra capitata

Thymbra capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Thymbra
Species: Thymbra capitata

Name

Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav., Elench. Pl. Horti Matr.: 37 (1803).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Satureja capitata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 568 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Thymus creticus Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 174 (1804), nom. illeg.
  • Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 1: 123 (1809).
  • Coridothymus capitatus (L.) Rchb.f., Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 161 (1857).
  • Origanum capitatum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 528 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.J. 1803. Elenchus Plantarum Horti Regii Botanici Matritensis. Anno M.DCCC.III. pp.40. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thymbra capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thymbra capitata. Published online. Accessed: August 14 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thymbra capitata. Accessed: 14 August 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Thymbra capitata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kopfiger Thymian
suomi: Sykerötimjami
italiano: Timo arbustivo
sardu: Isòpu

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