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Re: MEDIT-PLANTS What is Turkestani Oregano?

Hello Gerry and others on Medit-Plants,

I have actually gotten some feed back which included two different scientific 
names for the species (or two different spellings?).  The two I have heard 
about are Richters has Turkestani Oregano (Origanum tyttanticum) and
another nursery has an Khirgizstan Oregano which is listed as Origanum
tyttanthum 
(Khirgizstan).  The spelling of tyttanticum vs tyttanthum makes me suspicious 
and I feel that these may very well be the same species of plant and I don't 
know which is the proper spelling.  Does anyone know if we are dealing with 
one or two species of plants?

At 12:04 AM 5/20/98 PDT, you wrote:

>Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 06:48:50 -0400
>From: "Gerry O'Neill" <eoneill@ibm.net>
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Re: What is Turkestani Oregano?
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>Did you ever receive any info on the oregano below, William?  I ask because
>this spring I acquired what was labelled as 'Kurzhestani Oregano" (no sci
>name given) and it sounds very much like what you describe below. In
>addition, leaves are are on the chartreuse side and stems are reddish in
>color; leaves have that nice "oregano" scent to them... Would like to find
>the scientific name..
>
>Gerry
>
>
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