Lippia micromera

Botanical Description

False thyme is a shrub growing around 2 metres tall with tiny leaves less than 12mm long that have a strong aroma of thyme. The plant is cultivated locally in the Caribbean and Hawaii for its edible leaves[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].