7305.001 Micromeria Benth.

SATUREJA L.

Description of the genus

Aromatic perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Leaves opposite, entire; margin thickened. Inflorescence a thyrse, sometimes the cymes reduced to single flowers; bracts similar to stem leaves but becoming smaller in upper part of stem. Calyx 5-lobed, weakly zygomorphic to strongly 2-lipped. Corolla 2-lipped; posterior lip emarginate; anterior lip 3-lobed, almost flat. Stamens 4, ascending under posterior lip. Ovaryy 4-lobed; style gynobasic. Nutlets matt.

Worldwide: C. 50 species from Europe, Asia and Africa.

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
imbricata (Forssk.) C. Chr. var. rhodesiaca (E. Walther & K.H. Walther) Ryding	E	Description, Image
imbricata (Forssk.) C. Chr. var. imbricata	N,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Micromeria
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Micromeria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Micromeria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Micromeria
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Micromeria
JSTOR Plant Science: Micromeria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Micromeria
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Wikipedia: Micromeria