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Origanum onites

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Lamiales:Labiatae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 8120

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION An erect herbaceous plant reaching a height of 0.8-1.4 m. The creeping rootstock produces a square, downy, purplish stem with opposite, ovate and pubescent leaves. The flowers are white to purple and two lipped. USES The leaves are used as a substitute for sweet majoram, as flavourings in meat and sausage products, salads, stews, sauces and soups. The plant can be grown as an ornamental. GROWING PERIOD Perennial, often grown as an annual. Cultivated stands, which generally last 5-6 years, can be cut 2-4 times each year. COMMON NAMES Pot majoram, Greek oregano, Winter sweet. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: O. heracleoticum, O. onites, Majorana onites. Pot majoram is indigenous of the dry, rocky calcareous soils in the mountainous regions of southern Europe, the Mediterranean countries and the southwestern Asia. Average yield is 2.5-3.5 t/ha of dry drug.
Sources
SOURCES (Origanum creticum L.) Roecklein J 1987 pp 400 [USE, LIG, DRA] Duke J 1979 pp 107 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Hornok L 1992 pp 307-308 [TEXT, DRA, PH, USE]