Taxon: Lippia origanoides Kunth

Summary

Genus:

Lippia

Family:

Verbenaceae

Nomen number:

476831

Place of publication:

F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:216[folio]; 2:267[quarto]. 1818

Verified:

02/29/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lippia berlandieri Schauer
Lippia graveolens Kunth
Lippia microphylla Cham.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource). Note: mentions
O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 2005. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 9:430-431. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Mexican oregano	as Lippia graveolens	1	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: as Lippia graveolens
English	Mexican-sage	as Lippia graveolens	1	Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics Note: as Lippia graveolens
French	origan marjolaine	as Lippia graveolens	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Lippia graveolens
German	amerikanisches Oregano	as Lippia graveolens	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Lippia graveolens
Spanish	hierba dulce	as Lippia graveolens	2	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. Note: as Lippia graveolens
Spanish	orégano	as Lippia graveolens	2	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. Note: as Lippia graveolens
Swedish	mexikansk oregano	as Lippia graveolens	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Lippia graveolens

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.	Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Ceará		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Distrito Federal		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Espírito Santo		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Piauí		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Roraima		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 2005. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 9:430-431. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 2005. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 9:430-431. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Concepción		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Cordillera		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Paraguarí		O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 2005. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 9:430-431. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.), Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Roraima]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones, Salta], Paraguay [Concepción, Cordillera, Paraguarí]

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
O'Leary, N. et al. 2012. Species delimitation in Lippia section Goniostachyum (Verbenaceae) using the phylogenetic species concept. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 170:207-213.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 2005. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 9:430-431. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Food additives	flavoring	as Lippia graveolens	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: as Lippia graveolens
Food additives	flavoring	as Lippia graveolens	Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption Note: as Lippia graveolens
Fuels	fuelwood	as Lippia graveolens	Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 201. Note: as Lippia graveolens
Medicines	folklore	as Lippia graveolens	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: as Lippia graveolens
Medicines	folklore	as Lippia graveolens	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Lippia graveolens

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=476831. Accessed 12 May 2026.