Mentha darvasica
Mentha darvasica is a mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Darvaz, Tajikistan.[1][2] The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954.[3]
| Mentha darvasica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. darvasica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentha darvasica | |
A perennial species, Mentha darvasica grows stems 20–30 centimeters long, and propagates via rhizomes.[4] It produces ovate to oblong-ovate leaves of 1 to 3 centimeters.[5]
Notes
- Flora 1977, p. 443.
- "Mentha darvasica". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Mentha darvasica Boriss., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 284 (1954)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- Flora 1977, p. 442.
- Flora 1977, p. 431.
References
- Flora of the U.S.S.R. 21. B.K. Shishkin (ed.), N Landau (trans.). Jersualem: Keterpress Enterprises. 1977. ISBN 0-7065-1573-0.CS1 maint: others (link)
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