Origanum (/oʊˈrɪɡənəm/oh-RIG-ə-nəm[3]) is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where they are found in open or mountainous habitats. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America and other regions.[2][4][5][6]
The plants have strongly aromatic leaves and abundant tubular flowers with long-lasting coloured bracts. The genus includes the important group of culinary herbs: marjoram (Origanum majorana) and oregano (Origanum vulgare).[7][8]
With their decorative bracts, Origanum species and cultivars are used as ornamental plants in the garden. The cultivars 'Kent Beauty'[9] and 'Rosenkuppel'[10] have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Origanum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Coleophora albitarsella.
Origanum pampaninii (Brullo & Furnari) Ietsw – Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya
Origanum petraeum Danin – Jordan
Origanum punonense Danin – Jordan
Origanum ramonense Danin – Levant
Origanum rotundifolium Boiss. – Turkey, Caucasus
Origanum saccatum P.H.Davis – Turkey
Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier – Greece
Origanum sipyleum L. -Turkey, Greek Islands
Origanum solymicum P.H.Davis – Antalya region of Turkey
Origanum symes Carlström – Islands of the Aegean Sea
Origanum syriacum L. – Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Sinai, Saudi Arabia
Origanum vetteri Briq. & Barbey – Crete
Origanum vogelii Greuter & Burdet – Turkey
Origanum vulgare L. – oregano – Europe, North Africa, temperate Asia (Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, etc.); naturalized in parts of North America, New Zealand, Venezuela
^"Genus: Origanum L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^ abc"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
^Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, entry "origanum"
^Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Origanum includes photos plus distribution maps for Europe + North America
^"Origanum vulgare in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
^"2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". bonap.net.
^RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^Bouchra, Chebli; Achouri, Mohamed; Idrissi Hassani, L.M; Hmamouchi, Mohamed; et al. (2003). "Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils of seven Moroccan Labiatae against Botrytis cinerea Pers: Fr". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 89 (1): 165–169. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00275-7. PMID 14522450.
^"Origanum 'Kent Beauty'". RHS. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^"Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'". RHS. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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