Origanum onites

Origanum onites 'Aurea' i

Life-forms

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: Origanum
Species: Origanum onites
Name

Origanum onites L., Sp. Pl. 2: 590 (1753).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Origanum album Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 85 (1796), nom. superfl.
Majorana onites (L.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 339 (1834).
Heterotypic
Origanum smyrnaeum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 589 (1753).
Majorana smyrnaea (L.) T.Nees in M.F.Weihe & al., Pl. Offic., Suppl.: 1 (1831).
Schizocalyx smyrnaeus (L.) Scheele, Flora 26: 575 (1843).
Majorana cretica Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: 829 (1754), opus utiq. oppr.
Origanum pallidum Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 395 (1829).
Origanum heracleoticum W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 305 (1833), nom. illeg.
Onites tomentosus Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 86 (1837).
Origanum orega Vogel, Linnaea 15: 78 (1841).
Majorana orega (Vogel) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 307 (1896).
Origanum tragoriganum Zucc. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 227 (1841), nom. nud.
Majorana oreja Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 697 (1844), orth. var.
Majorana cretica var. silvestris Alef., Landw. Fl.: 119 (1866).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 590. Reference page.

Links

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Origanum onites in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Origanum onites in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct 2. Reference page.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Griechischer Oregano
Türkçe: İzmir kekiği

Origanum onites, the Cretan oregano, Greek oregano,[2] pot marjoram[2] or Ellinikí rίgani in Greek (Ελληνική ρίγανη), is a plant species in the genus Origanum found in Sicily, Greece and Turkey.[3] It has similar flavors as oregano. Its essential oil can be distinguished from other species such as Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum).[4] It has antimicrobial activities.[5]
Chemistry

The plant contains the chemical compounds thymol, carvacrol and cedrol.
References

The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 12 May 2016
USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 12 May 2016
Vokou, D.; Kokkini, S.; Bessière, J-M. (1988). "Origanum onites (Lamiaceae) in Greece: Distribution, Volatile Oil Yield, and Composition". Economic Botany. 42 (3): 407–412. doi:10.1007/BF02860163. JSTOR 4255090. S2CID 41665057.
Kokkini, Stella; Karousou, Regina; Hanlidou, Effie; Lanaras, Tom (2004). "Essential Oil Composition of Greek (Origanum vulgaressp.hirtum) and Turkish (O. Onites) Oregano: A Tool for Their Distinction". Journal of Essential Oil Research. 16 (4): 334. doi:10.1080/10412905.2004.9698735. S2CID 95585216.
Sarac, N; Ugur, A (2008). "Antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of Origanum onites L., Origanum vulgare L. Subspecies hirtum (Link) Ietswaart, Satureja thymbra L., and Thymus cilicicus Boiss. & Bal. Growing wild in Turkey". Journal of Medicinal Food. 11 (3): 568–73. doi:10.1089/jmf.2007.0520. PMID 18800908.