Thyme plants of SE Europe

Resources for Systematic Research and Sustainable Use of Thyme (Thymus L.) plants

[Herpylos]

Publication Type:Miscellaneous
Year of Publication:880
Authors:D. Pedanius, Anazarbos, of, Turkey, Dmateria me, Istanbul
Keywords:Flowers, Graphic (grp), Herbs, Lamiaceae, Medicinal, Original artwork (oar), Plants
Abstract:

One plant, "Herpylos," (family Lamiaceae, formerly Labiatae) Thymus serpyllum, Thymus glabratus, Lemon Thyme, Wild Thyme, realistic, slightly above center, has small opposite ovate leaves with acuminate tips, cuneate bases, and entire edges. Spherical flower clusters grow on two small interaxial panicles. For a sketch of a related image, see Gunther, Greek Herbal, 1934, III, 46, p. 282, or, for a detailed color reproduction of the latter image, see Vienna Ms. Gr. 1, The Juliana Anicia Codex, facsim., Graz, 1970, fol. 111. Adjacent text: Dioscorides{\textquoteright} De materia medica.

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith