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   Origanum vulgare

About Plant

Plant ID PLN0045
Plant Name Origanum vulgare
Common Name Oregano
Vernacular Name Oregano
Plant Description Origanum vulgare is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the mint family. It is native to warm-temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.Oregano is a perennial herb, with opposite leaves. Oregano will grow in a pH range between 6.0 (mildly acidic) and 9.0 (strongly alkaline) with a preferred range between 6.0 and 8.0. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, and its close relative O. majorana is known as sweet marjoram.

Plant Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnolipsida
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Origanum
Species vulgare
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Chemical Constituents Carvacrol, Y-Terpinene, P-Cymene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Trans-Sabinene Hydrate, Alpha-Terpinene, Myrcene, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Phellandrene, Trans-Dihydrocarvone, Beta-Cadinene, Thymol, Beta-Bisabolene, Terpinolene, Alpha-Thujene, Sabinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Alpha-Phellandrene, Limonene, Alpha-Humulene, Gamma-Cadinene, Alpha- Pinene, Delta-3-Carene, 2-Octanone, Cis-Sabinene Hydrate, 1-Octen-3-Ol, Caryophyllene Oxide, (Z)-Beta-Ocimene, Camphene, (E)-Beta-Ocimene, Borneol

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Chemical Constituents

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Compounds Reported in COCONUT (243)

Natural products reported for this plant in the open COCONUT database.

COCONUT ID Compound Name Formula Mol. Wt. NP Pathway
CNP0159730.2 (-)-alpha-Himachalene C15H24 204.36 Terpenoids
CNP0259481.4 (-)-Borneol C10H18O 154.25 Terpenoids
CNP0123983.6 (-)-gamma-cadinene C15H24 204.36 Terpenoids
CNP0224506.1 (-)-Germacrene D C15H24 204.36 Terpenoids
CNP0357544.3 (+)-delta-Cadinene In GR-MAPs C15H24 204.36 Terpenoids
CNP0123983.1 (+)-gamma-cadinene C15H24 204.36 Terpenoids
CNP0410487.1 (R)-beta-bisabolene C15H24 204.36 Terpenoids
CNP0305576.0 1-DECANOL C10H22O 158.28 Fatty acids
CNP0154771.0 1-Hexacosanol C26H54O 382.72 Fatty acids
CNP0280563.0 1076-56-8 C11H16O 164.25 Terpenoids
CNP0144129.1 12-hydroxyjasmonic acid C12H18O4 226.27 Fatty acids
CNP0300826.0 2-(4-methylphenyl)propan-2-ol In GR-MAPs C10H14O 150.22 Terpenoids
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