Mentha dahurica

Dahurian thyme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species:
M. dahurica
Binomial name
Mentha dahurica
Fischer ex Bentham

Mentha dahurica, or Dahurian thyme,[1] 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

  1. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology. Vol. III M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1659.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ The Daur ethnic minority
  5. ^ Bentham, George. 1833. Labiatarum Genera et Species fasc. 2: 181–182


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