Prasium majus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Stachydeae
Genus: Prasium
Species:

Prasium majus L., Sp. Pl.: 601 (1753).

"Habitat in Sicilia, Romae & in agro Tingitano."
Lectotype: Herb. Clifford: 309, Prasium 1 (BM), designated by Press in Jarvis & al. (ed.), Regnum Veg. 127 : 79 (1993).

Homotypic
- Prasium laetum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 89 (1796).
- Stachys major (L.) Bartolucci & Peruzzi, Inform. Bot. Ital. 46: 82 (2014), nom. illeg. non Garsault
Heterotypic
- Prasium minus L., Sp. Pl.: 601 (1753).
  - "Habitat in Sicilia."
  - Lectotype: Herb. Clifford: 309, Prasium 2 (BM), designated by Hedge in Jarvis & al. (ed.), Taxon 50 : 517 (2001).
  - Prasium majus var. minus (L.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 564 (1881).
- Prasium creticum Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1(3): 334 (1831).
  - Typus: Creta, Canea, in sepibus, 1817, Sieber
  - Prasium majus var. creticum (Rchb.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 564 (1881).
  - Prasium majus f. creticum (Rchb.) Hausskn., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 11: 30 (1898).
- Prasium medium Lowe, Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 6: 535 (1838).
  - Prasium majus subsp. medium (Lowe) Menezes, Fl. Madeira: 144 (1914).
- Prasium majus f. liparitanum Bég. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 3: 15 (1903).
  - Prasium majus var. liparitanum (Bég.) Pamp., Pl. Tripol.: 215 (1914).
- Prasium majus var. hirsutum Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 242 (1907).
- Prasium majus subsp. neglectum Bég. & Vacc., Contr. Fl. Lib.: 61 (1912).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France (introduced), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Bosnia-Hercegovina (doubtful), Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia), Sicilia (Isole Pelagie, Pantelleria, Sicily).
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia (introduced)
  - Canary Islands (Tenerife), Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Türkiye.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Prasium majus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Prasium majus. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2024. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prasium majus. Accessed: 27 May 2024.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Prasium majus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 27.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Prasium majus. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2024 May 27. (presence in France)
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Prasium majus. Accessed: 2025 May 27.