Thymbra (plant)

Thymbra, common name Mediterranean thyme,^[3] is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. As currently categorized, the genus has seven species and one subspecies.^[4] It is native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.^[2][5]

Species^[2]

• Thymbra calostachya (Rech.f.) Rech.f. - Crete
• Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. - widespread from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey + Palestine
• Thymbra sintenisii Bornm. & Azn. - Iraq, Turkey
• Thymbra spicata L. - Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Iran
• Thymbra thymbrifolia (Hedge & Feinbrun) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - Israel, Palestine, Judean Desert, Khirbet el Mird^[4]
• Thymbra nabateorum (Danin & Hedge) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - W of Jordan and the adjacent N of Saudi Arabia^[4]
• Thymbra linearifolia (Brullo & Furnari) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - Libya^[4]

Mediterranean thyme
Thymbra capitata in Malta[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Thymbra L.
Synonyms[2]
Abulfali Adans. Coridothymus Rchb.f.