Thymbra (plant) explained

Thymbra, common name Mediterranean thyme,^[1] is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. As currently categorized, the genus has seven species and one subspecies.^[2] It is native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[3]

• Thymbra calostachya (Rech.f.) Rech.f. - Crete
• Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. - widespread from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey + Palestine
• Thymbra sintenisii Bornm. & Azn. - Iraq, Turkey
• Thymbra spicata L. - Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Iran
• Thymbra thymbrifolia (Hedge & Feinbrun) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - Israel, Palestine, Judean Desert, Khirbet el Mird^[2]
• Thymbra nabateorum (Danin & Hedge) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - W of Jordan and the adjacent N of Saudi Arabia^[2]
• Thymbra linearifolia (Brullo & Furnari) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - Libya^[2]

External links

• Practical Plants

Notes and References

1. http://maltawildplants.com/LABT/Thymbra_capitata.php Wild Plants of Malta & Gozo. Mediterranean thyme, Thymbra capitata (L.) Cavanilles
2. Delimitation and revision of the genus Thymbra (Lamiaceae). Christian. Bräuchler. 12 September 2018. Phytotaxa. 369. 1. 15–27. 20 May 2019. biotaxa.org. 10.11646/phytotaxa.369.1.2. free.
3. Web site: Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 20 May 2019.
4. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=thymbra+capitata Altervista Flora Italiana, Timo arbustivo Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav.