Origanum onites

Origanum onites, the Cretan oregano,^{[citation needed]} Greek oregano,^[2] pot marjoram^[2] or Ellinikí rίgani in Greek (Ελληνική ρίγανη), is a plant species in the genus Origanum found in Sicily, Greece and Turkey.^[3] It has similar flavors as common oregano. It has antimicrobial activities.^[4]

Origanum onites
Origanum onites 'Aurea' in Wellington Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Origanum
Species:	O. onites
Binomial name
Origanum onites L.
Synonyms[1]
Majorana cretica Mill. Majorana onites (L.) Benth. Majorana orega (Vogel) Briq. Majorana oreja Walp. [Spelling variant] Majorana smyrnaea (L.) T.Nees Onites tomentosus Raf. Origanum album Salisb. nom. illeg. Origanum heracleoticum W.D.J.Koch nom. illeg. Origanum orega Vogel Origanum pallidum Desf. Origanum smyrnaeum L. Origanum tragoriganum Zucc. ex Steud. nom. inval. Schizocalyx smyrnaeus (L.) Scheele

Chemistry

The plant contains the chemical compounds thymol, carvacrol and cedrol.^{[citation needed]}