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.[2][3][4] It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja.[1] The name is derived from the Greek words μῑκρος (mīkros), meaning "small," and μερίς (meris), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers.[5] Common names include savory and whitweed.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Mentheae |
| Genus: | Micromeria Benth.[1] |
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Species
editAs of May 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[6]
- Micromeria acropolitana Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
- Micromeria × angosturae P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
- Micromeria arganietorum (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco
- Micromeria × ayamosnae Puppo & P.Pérez
- Micromeria aybalae H.Duman & Dirmenci
- Micromeria benthamii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria × benthamineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens)
- Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
- Micromeria × bourlieri Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora)
- Micromeria brivesii Batt. - Morocco
- Micromeria × broussonetii A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia)
- Micromeria browiczii Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece
- Micromeria canariensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
- Micromeria carpatha Rech.f.
- Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus
- Micromeria conferta (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya
- Micromeria × confusa G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata)
- Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
- Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
- Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia
- Micromeria cymuligera Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey
- Micromeria danaensis Danin - Jordan
- Micromeria debilis Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria densiflora Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria douglasii Benth.
- Micromeria elliptica K.Koch - Turkey
- Micromeria ericifolia (Roth) Bornm.
- Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
- Micromeria flagellaris Baker - Madagascar
- Micromeria fontanesii Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands
- Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans
- Micromeria × garajonayii Puppo & P.Pérez
- Micromeria glomerata P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria gomerensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
- 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 hierrensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
- Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
- Micromeria hochreutineri (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria × hybrida Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa)
- 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 maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler
- Micromeria mahanensis Puppo
- Micromeria marginata (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
- Micromeria × meteorica Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana)
- Micromeria microphylla (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 (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 pedro-luisii Puppo
- 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 × 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 × tolomensis Puppo & P.Pérez
- Micromeria tragothymus Webb & Berthel.
- Micromeria unguentaria Schweinf. - Ethiopia
- Micromeria weilleri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
- Micromeria × wildpretii P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)
- Micromeria zarkosii Kit Tan, Biel & Ziel.
Formerly placed here
edit- Clinopodium bolivianum (Benth.) Kuntze (as M. boliviana Benth.)
- Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze (as M. brownei (Sw.) Benth. and M. pilosiuscula (A.Gray) Small)
- Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino (as M. japonica Miq.)
- Mosla japonica (Oliv.) Maxim. (as M. perforata Miq.)[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Genus: Micromeria Benth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ a b Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 226 姜味草属jiang wei cao shu Micromeria Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1282. 1829.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Micromeria includes photos + distribution maps
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1682. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
- ^ "Micromeria Benth." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Micromeria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Micromeria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
External links
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Media related to Micromeria at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Micromeria at Wikispecies