Dergiler / EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences / 2019 / Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 1

OUTER AND INNER MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SATUREJA & THYMBRA TAXA EXPORTED AS OREGANO FROM TURKEY II

OUTER AND INNER MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SATUREJA & THYMBRA TAXA EXPORTED AS OREGANO FROM TURKEY II

Narin SADİKOGLU, Neriman ÖZHATAY

Sayfa
13–32
DOI
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Abstract

Oregano, a collective name of a group of taxa that has been used as spice. Different genera and species of the family Lamiaceae that contain thymol and carvacrol are being used as oregano. In Turkey, there are 9 taxa that belong to 3 genera which are being exported as oregano. In the outer and inner morphological characteristics of the taxa Satureja thymbra L., Satureja cuneifolia Ten., Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. and Thymbra spicata L. subsp. spicata which are exported as oregano have been reported. Distribution maps of the four taxa have been presented based on the examined specimens kept in the 15 herbaria. The specimens are listed in the appendix and local usage and vernacular names are shown as tables.