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Overview
Distribution
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)
Ecuador (South America)
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Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador---A checklist. AAU Rep. 34: 1–443.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/47124
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Standley, P. C. & L. O. Williams. 1973. Labiatae. In Standley, P.C. & Williams, L.O. (Eds), Flora of Guatemala - Part IX, Number 3. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(9/3): 237–317.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/6592
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Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1371
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Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: i–viii, 1–1181.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/42250
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Berendsohn, W. G. & A. E. Araniva de González. 1989. Listado básico de la Flora Salvadorensis: Dicotyledonae, Sympetalae (pro parte): Labiatae, Bignoniaceae, Acanthaceae, Pedaliaceae, Martyniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Compositae. Cuscatlania 1(3): 290–1–290–13.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/47215
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Ecology
Associations
Associations
adult of Chrysolina americana grazes on live leaf (at shoot tip) of Thymus vulgaris
Remarks: season: 5-6,9-early 4
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Thymus vulgaris
Public Records: 9
Species: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
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Wikipedia
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris or common thyme is a low growing herbaceous plant, sometimes becoming somewhat woody. It is native to southern Europe, where it is often cultivated as a culinary herb.
It typically grows as a sub-shrub, between 15 and 20 cm tall.
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Cultivars
Nomenclature can be very confusing. [1] French, German and English varieties vary by leaf shape and colour and essential oils. [2] The many cultivars include 'Argenteus' (silver thyme). [3]
Uses
Thyme adds a distinctive aromatic flavoring to sauces, stews, stuffings, meats, poultry – almost anything from soup to salad. In medieval times, the plant symbolized courage, and to keep up their spirits, knights departing for the Crusades received scarves embroidered with a sprig of thyme from their ladies. There was a popular belief, too, that a leaf tea prevented nightmares, while another held that tea made of thyme and other herbs enabled one to see nymphs and fairies. Herbalists of the Middle Ages regarded thyme as a stimulant and antispasmodic,[citation needed] and recommended sleeping on thyme and inhaling it as a remedy for melancholy and epilepsy.[citation needed]
In 1725, a German apothecary discovered that the plant's essential oil contains a powerful disinfectant called thymol that is effective against bacteria and fungi.[citation needed] Thymol also acts as a expectorant, loosening phlegm in the respiratory tract so it can be coughed up. Later herbalists listed thyme for these uses and as remedy for numerous other complaints, including diarrhoea and fever.[citation needed] They prescribed the oil externally as an antiseptic for fungal infections such as athlete's foot.[citation needed]
Toxicology
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is not aware of any adverse effects of thymol to humans or the environment when it is used in a manner prescribed by product labeling.[4]
Aroma profiles
See also
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Notes and references
- ^ Totally Thyme
- ^ Herbs 2000: Thymus vulgaris
- ^ Thymus argenteus
- ^ "Reregistration Eligibility Decision Facts: Thymol" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/3143fact.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ Goodner, K.L. et al.; Mahattanatawee, K; Plotto, A; Sotomayor, J; Jordan, M (2006). "Aromatic profiles of Thymus hyemalis and Spanish T. vulgaris essential oils by GC–MS/GC–O". Industrial Crops and Products 24 (3): 264–268. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2006.06.006.
- ^ Lee, Seung-Joo et al.; Umano, K; Shibamoto, T; Lee, K (2005). "Identification of volatile components in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and thyme leaves (Thymus vulgaris L.) and their antioxidant properties". Food Chemistry 91 (1): 131–137. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.05.056.
Other sources
- L. H. Bailey; Manual of Cultivated Plants.
- M. Easter; International Thymus Register and Checklist.
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