Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Lamiaceae > Genus Origanum

Origanum majorana L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

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Genus group names

OriganumL.accepted genus name
Amaracus Hill heterotypic synonym
Beltokon Raf. heterotypic synonym
Dictamnus Mill. heterotypic synonym
Dictamnus Zinn heterotypic synonym
Hofmannia Heist. ex Fabr. heterotypic synonym
Majorana Mill. heterotypic synonym
Marum Mill. heterotypic synonym
Onites Raf. heterotypic synonym
Oroga Raf. heterotypic synonym
Schizocalyx Scheele heterotypic synonym
Zatarendia Raf. heterotypic synonym

Species group names

Amaracus majorana (L.) Schinz & Thell. homotypic synonym
Majorana majorana (L.) H. Karst. homotypic synonym; nom. inval.
Majorana vulgaris Gray homotypic synonym
Thymus majorana (L.) Kuntze homotypic synonym
Majorana dubia (Boiss.) Briq. heterotypic synonym
Majorana fragrans Raf. heterotypic synonym
Majorana hortensis Moench heterotypic synonym
Majorana mexicana M. Martens & Galeotti heterotypic synonym
Majorana ovalifolia Stokes heterotypic synonym
Majorana ovatifolia Stokes heterotypic synonym
Majorana suffruticosa Raf. heterotypic synonym
Majorana tenuifolia Raf. heterotypic synonym
Majorana tenuifolia Gray heterotypic synonym
Majorana uncinata Stokes heterotypic synonym
Origanum confertum Savi heterotypic synonym
Origanum dubium Boiss. heterotypic synonym
Origanum majorana var. majoranoides (Willd.) Nyman heterotypic synonym
Origanum majorana var. tenuifolium Weston heterotypic synonym
Origanum majoranoides Willd. heterotypic synonym
Origanum odorum Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Origanum salvifolium Roth heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Basque: mayorana; mendaro; mendaroa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Catalan: amàrac; majorana; maladuix; marduix; moraduix; moradux; morduix; mordux sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Finnish: maustemeirami sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS
 Galician: mayorana sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Majorcan: moraduix; moradux sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Portuguese: amangerona; amaraco; majarona; mangerona; manjarona; manjerona; onrégaos sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Spanish, Castillian: acapuas; almaraco; almoradijo; almoraduj; almoradux; almoradux casero; almoradux morisco; almoradux salsero; almoraduz; almoraz; amaraco; amáraco; amoradux; anaraco; maiorana; majorana; mayorana; mejorama; mejorana; mejorana bastarda; mejorana dulce; mejorana real; moradux; orégano; sampsuco sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Swedish: mejram sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS
 Valencian: moradux

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Sp. Pl.: 590. 1753

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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Origanum majorana L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5f68f9d9-cadc-4c4c-bcad-fcc5b2dbebfd

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