Pan India Bouquets

Thymus linearis Benth.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Thymus afghanicus Ronniger; Thymus baluchistanicus Klokov; Thymus himalayicus Ronniger; Thymus linearis subsp. hedgei Jalas; Thymus pseudalbanus Ronniger
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thymus linearis Benth.
Common name : Himalayan Thyme, Wild Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Creeping Thyme, Hasha
Vernacular name : Jangli ajwain (Hindi); Satar farsi (Urdu)
Habit : Shrublet
Habitat : On rocky slope in the Himalayas; 1500 - 4300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It contains essential oils including thymol which is a strong antiSepic that is gentle on the skin.
Key identification features : Tiny oblong leaves and delicate little whorls of pink-purple flowers growing in fairly dense clusters, occasionally crowding over the leaves
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
World Distribution : North Iran to Himalaya and North-West China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 203; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 947
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Thymus linearis. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.

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