| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum amanum Post |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 161 (1895) |
| Native Range | Turkey (Hatay) |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2300m |
| Description | stems thin, leaves hirsute, sessile, grey-green, ovate, obtuse, flowers terminal in small cymes, style exserted, bracts large, purple |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Amaracus amanus (Post) Bornm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |