Thymus cilicicus Boiss. & Balansa

Cilician thyme (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.4
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
More
Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The leaves are used as a herbal tea and as a spice.
Uses essential oil medicinal spice tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Thymus cilicicus unspecified picture

Distribution

Thymus cilicicus world distribution map, present in Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461034-1
WFO ID wfo-0000323876
COL ID 56QTM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Origanum cilicicum Thymus cilicicus