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Lippia micromera

Schauer (1847)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Lippia

stick oregano

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 587 (1847)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lippia micromera Honolulu, yard of home on Wailupe Circle Preserved_Specimen sprawling, woody at base, stems wiry, to 2.5 - 3' tall; lvs. fragrant when bruised; flws. white, colorless Ihrig, G. Oahu BISH 1989-03-04
2 Lippia micromera Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen shrub 0.9 m; much branched at the base. Branches extending outward nearly horizontally. Corolla white except for lemmon yellow within the tube. Foliage has a pungent odor Lau, J. 1593 Oahu BISH 1985-11-04
3 Lippia micromera Honolulu, Oahu Ave., home of Dean Keller Preserved_Specimen 1-2' high Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-11-17
4 Lippia micromera Honolulu: Manoa Valley; H.L.Lyon Arboretum; herb garden on lower lawn Preserved_Specimen Shrub ca 1 m tall; lvs small; deeply furrowed; fragrant; flws white; in terminal; more or less flat-topped heads. Staples, G.W. 485 Oahu BISH 1989-08-17
5 Lippia micromera Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen shrub 3-6'; aromatic; fls. white Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1943-07-08
6 Lippia micromera Koloa, Kalaheo, Kikala road, Honua Farms (Emrick residence Preserved_Specimen small shrub of 3'. Corolla white with pale yellow throat Flynn, T.W. 1949 Kauai BISH 1986-11-17
7 Lippia micromera Honolulu, Kalihi Valley herb garden Preserved_Specimen Greenfield, R. Oahu BISH 1959-06-19
8 Lippia micromera Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1941-06-24
9 Lippia micromera Kaimuki, intersection of 4th Ave and Olu St. Cultivated in garden of residence Preserved_Specimen Flowers white, small erect shrub a bit over 1 m tall, flowering abundantly Faccenda, K. 2552 Oahu BISH 2022-07-30
10 Lippia micromera Herb Garden, middle makai terrace Preserved_Specimen Dense perennial shrub 1.2 m ht. Flowers white. Commonly called false thyme or Mexican oregano; probably the oregano of commerce Nagata, K.M. 3482 Oahu BISH 1986-04-23
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