EPPO Global Database

Origanum onites(ORION)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ORION
  • Preferred name: Origanum onites
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mediterranean, from Sicily to Turkey. Cultivated as a culinary herb


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Majorana onites (Linnaeus) Bentham

Common names
Name Language
Cretan marjoram English
pot marjoram English
marjolaine blanche French
marjolaine potagère French
origan crétois French
origan de Chypre French
origan onités French
origan turc French
origan vrai French
origano siciliano Italian
bilyalı kekik Turkish