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Common Names
Common Names in Spanish:
Tomill?n Blanco, Tomillo Blanco
Description
Genus Micromeria
Subshrubs
or herbs. Leaves subsessile
to short petiolate
, ± hairy
, conspicuously impressed
glandular
, upper leaves bractlike. Verticillasters
axillary
, 1- to many flowered, in terminal
spikes or panicles. Calyx tubular
, 13(-15) -veined, straight or slightly curved
, ± hairy, glandular, throat
pilose
, limb with 5 subequal
straight teeth or somewhat 2-lipped. Corolla white, reddish, to purple, 2-lipped, hairy; tube
straight, gradually dilated
at throat; upper lip straight, margin
entire, apex emarginate
or 2-lobed; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed; lobes
subequal or middle
lobe larger, margin entire, undulate
, or emarginate. Stamens 4, anterior 2 longer
, ascending
, free
, apex arcuate
, approximate
, included
or occasionally exserted; anther
cells
2, parallel, divergent or divaricate
, connectives
transversely thicker. Style apex 2-cleft; lobes subulate
, equal or anterior lobe elongated, involute
, flat, posterior lobe short. Nutlets
ovoid
or triquetrous
oblong
, dry, smooth
.
About 100 species: Africa, Asia, Europe; five species in China.
The generic
limits
between Micromeria, Clinopodium, Calamintha, and several related genera not found in China are controversial.[1]
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [2].
Ecology:
It
forms part of the rocky vegetation in the domain
of xeric formations
and the lower limit
of pine stands. This plant appears in more or
less dense stands but can be found in isolated rock crevices, without
soil. Its most common companions are
Chrysoprenanthes pendula, Hypericum
reflexum, Taeckholmia pinnata, Babcockya platylepis, Pinus canariensis,
Chamaecytisus proliferus, Aeonium simsii, Dendriopoterium pulidoi,
Bupleurum salicifolium, Carlina canariensis, Lavandula minutoli
and Allagopappus viscosissimus.
[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 6 Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Asteridae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lamianae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Lamiales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Labiatae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
()
- Tribe:
Mentheae
()
- Subtribe:
Menthinae
()
- Genus:
Micromeria
()
- Bentham, 1829
- Specific epithet:
leucantha
- Svent. ex P.P?rez
- Botanical name: - Micromeria leucantha Svent. ex P.P?rez
- Specific epithet:
leucantha
- Svent. ex P.P?rez
- Genus:
Micromeria
(
- Subtribe:
Menthinae
(
- Tribe:
Mentheae
(
- Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
(
- Family:
Labiatae
(
- Order:
Lamiales
(
- Superorder:
Lamianae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Satureja leucantha
Similar Species
Members of the genus Micromeria
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
M. dalmatica (Micromeria) · M. fruticosa (White Savory) · M. graeca (Greek Savory) · M. marginata (Mountain Mint) · M. microphylla (Maltese Savory) · M. thymifolia (Mountain Mint) · M. viminea (Jamaican Mint)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Santana Lpez, I., Naranjo Morales, M. & Marrero Rodrguez, . 2011. Micromeria leucantha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451813-1
- IUCN ID: 223483
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 754665
Footnotes
- "Micromeria". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 226. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
- Santana López, I., Naranjo Morales, M. & Marrero Rodríguez, Á. 2011. Micromeria leucantha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
