Acinos arvensis

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Common Names

Description

Family Lamiaceae

Herbs, sometimes subshrubs or shrubs , annual or perennial , usually aromatic . Stems and branches usually 4-angled. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled or alternate, simple to pinnately dissected or compound , without stipules. Inflorescences generally compound, sometimes flowers solitary and axillary ; verticillasters 2- to many flowered, subtended by leaves or bracts. Flowers bisexual , zygomorphic, rarely subactinomorphic, bracteolate or not. Calyx persistent , 5-toothed, 2-lipped; upper lip 3-toothed or entire (deciduous in Scutellaria) ; lower lip 2- or 4-toothed; tube sometimes hairy annulate inside. Corolla limb usually 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed and lower 3-lobed, rarely upper lip entire and lower 4-lobed, also rarely limb (4- or) 5-lobed; tube hairy annulate inside. Stamens epipetalous , 4 or 2, free , rarely filaments connate , sometimes one staminodial; anther 1- or 2-celled, usually dehiscing longitudinally; disc persistent. Ovary superior, 2-celled and each cell 2-ovuled and style subterminal , or ovary 4-parted and each lobe 1-ovuled and style gynobasic (from bases of ovary lobes) with 2-cleft apex. Fruit usually 4 dry nutlets . Seeds with or without endosperm.

Approximately 3500 species in 220 genera, distributed worldwide, but mostly in the Mediterranean region and SW Asia. China has 807 species in 96 genera.[1]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,422 meters (0 to 4,665 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual , Perennial

Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Acinos thymoides (L.) Moench
2. Calamintha acinos (L.) Clairville Ex Gaud.
3. Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze
4. Satureja acinos (L.) Scheele

Notes

Publishing author : Kuntze Publication : Revis. Gen. Pl. (1891) 513, 515 Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Name verified on

Place of publication: J. Ecol. 33:326. 1946

Name verified on 27-Apr-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acinos

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 53 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. acinos (Acinos) · A. acuminatus · A. acutifolius · A. adscendens · A. alpina (Alpine Calamint) · A. alpinos · A. alpinus · A. alpinus alpinus · A. alpinus majoranifolius · A. alpinus meridionalis · A. alpinus subsp. dinaricus · A. alpinus subsp. majoranifolius · A. alpinus subsp. meridionalis · A. alpinus subsp. nomismophyllus · A. alpinus subsp. pyrenaeus · A. alpinus var. adrianopolitanus · A. arvensis (Mother of Thyme) · A. arvensis subsp. villosus · A. baumgartenii · A. corsicus · A. diffusus · A. eglandulosus · A. erectus · A. exiguus · A. fominii · A. granatensis · A. graveolens · A. hungaricus · A. incanus · A. infectus · A. majoranifolius · A. majoranifolius subsp. elatior · A. montenegrinus · A. nanus · A. orontius · A. patavinus · A. pseudacinos · A. purpurascens · A. rotundifoius · A. rotundifolius · A. sardous · A. schizodontus · A. siso · A. suaveolens · A. subcrispus · A. thymoides · A. transsilvanica · A. troodi · A. troodii · A. troodii grandiflorus · A. troodi subsp. grandiflorus · A. villosus · A. vulgaris

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Further Reading

• Journal of Hymenoptera research. Washington, D.C.: International Society of Hymenopterists, [1992- ENG url p. 268.
• Wu Cheng-yih & Li Hsi-wen, eds. 1977. Labiatae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 1-649, 66: 1-647.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 24, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plants, Field notes, Oslo
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Botany registration database by Danish botanists
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2664153
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-184862
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13743085
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:444205-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 316871
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 184862
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 444205-1
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDLAM02010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ACAR2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15374

Footnotes

1. Xi-wen Li & Ian C. Hedge "Lamiaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 50. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 273.160 meters (896.194 feet), Standard Deviation = 376.230 based on 4,091 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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