Mentha dahurica
| Dahurian Thyme | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. dahurica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentha dahurica Fischer ex Bentham | |
Mentha dahurica is known by the common name of Dahurian Thyme.[1] It is a mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Japan, and northeastern China.[2][3]
The epithet honors the Daur people of Inner Mongolia.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology. III M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1659.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 237 兴安薄荷 xing an bo he Mentha dahurica Fischer ex Bentham, Labiat. Gen. Spec. 181. 1836.
- ↑ The Daur ethnic minority
- ↑ Bentham, George. 1833. Labiatarum Genera et Species fasc. 2: 181–182
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