Origanum_onites

<i>Origanum onites</i>

Origanum onites

Species of plant

Origanum onites, the Cretan oregano,[citation needed] Greek oregano,[2] pot marjoram[2] or Ellinikí rίgani in Greek (Ελληνική ρίγανη), is a plant species in the genus Origanum found in Sicily, Greece and Turkey.[3] It has similar flavors as common oregano.It has antimicrobial activities.[4]

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Chemistry

The plant contains the chemical compounds thymol, carvacrol and cedrol.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 12 May 2016
  2. [2]
    USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 12 May 2016
  3. [3]
    Vokou, D.; Kokkini, S.; Bessière, J-M. (1988). "Origanum onites (Lamiaceae) in Greece: Distribution, Volatile Oil Yield, and Composition". Economic Botany. 42 (3): 407–412. doi:10.1007/BF02860163. JSTOR 4255090. S2CID 41665057.
  4. [4]
    Sarac, N; Ugur, A (2008). "Antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of Origanum onites L., Origanum vulgare L. Subspecies hirtum (Link) Ietswaart, Satureja thymbra L., and Thymus cilicicus Boiss. & Bal. Growing wild in Turkey". Journal of Medicinal Food. 11 (3): 568–73. doi:10.1089/jmf.2007.0520. PMID 18800908.
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