Biology:Thymus piperella

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Lamiaceae

Thymus piperella
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Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Thymus
Species:
T. piperella
Binomial name
Thymus piperella
Synonyms[1]
  • Calamintha piperella (L.) Rchb.
  • Origanum piperella (L.) Kuntze
  • Thymus marginatus Sm. ex Dicks.
  • Thymus rotundifolius Poir.

Thymus piperella is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southeast Spain.[1] It is used as a culinary herb, as a flavor in a digestif called 'herbero', and to soften and flavor preserved olives.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Thymus piperella L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/461525-1. 
  2. Martí, D.; Pérez-Gracia, MT; Blanquer, A.; Villagrasa, V.; Sanahuja, M.A.; Moreno, L. (2007). "Thymus piperella (L.) essential oil: An alternative in the treatment of diarrhoea". Flavour and Fragrance Journal 22 (3): 201–205. doi:10.1002/ffj.1783. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1330282 entry