Datasheet
Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Origanum majorana L.
Preferred Common Name
- sweet marjoram
Other Scientific Names
- Majorana hortensis Moench.
- Majorana majorana (L.) H. Karst.
- Majorana vulgaris Mill.
- Origanum dubium Boissier (1879)
- Origanum majoranoides Willd. (1800)
International Common Names
- English: knotted marjoram; marjoram
- Spanish: mejorana; oregano europeo
- French: marjolaine; marjolaine cultivee
- Russian: maioran sadovyi
- Portuguese: mangerona; manjerico
Local Common Names
- Denmark: merian
- Finland: maustemeirami; meirami
- Germany: Majoran
- Greece: mantzourana
- Italy: maggiorana; maggiorana coltivata
- Japan: maajoramu
- Netherlands: majoraan; marjolein
- Portugal: mangerona cultivada; manjerona
- Sweden: mejram
EPPO code
- MAJHO (Majorana hortensis)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Lamiales
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Genus: Origanum
- Species: Origanum majorana
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Bemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly); Bemisia tabaci (MEAM1) (silverleaf whitefly); Bemisia tabaci (MED) (silverleaf whitefly); Botryotinia fuckeliana (grey mould-rot); Chrysodeixis eriosoma (green looper caterpillar); Empoasca decipiens (leafhopper, cotton); Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips); Myzus persicae (green peach aphid); Trialeurodes vaporariorum (whitefly, greenhouse)Minor host of:
Puccinia menthae (rust of mint)Uses List
Top of pageHuman food and beverage
- Spices and culinary herbs
Materials
- Essential oils
Medicinal, pharmaceutical
- Traditional/folklore