Plant Details

Accepted name:: Thymbra spicata L. [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Thymbra spicata subsp. intricata (P.H.Davis) R.Morales

Thymbra spicata subsp. spicata

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
karabaş kekik	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
kekik	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010)
mor kekik	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
spiked thymbra	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
wild thyme	Other	Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016)
za’atar	Other	Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016)
za’atar bou khlayt	Other	Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016)
za’atar khlat	Other	Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016)
‫زعتر سبلة‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowering parts, whole plant		Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016)
leaf		Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Satureja spicata (L.) Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 518 (1764), opus utique oppr.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Thymbra spicata	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010) Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016)
Thymbra spicata L.	Med. Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Spp., Lebanon (Khoury et al., 2016) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2022 (WHO-UMC, 2022) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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