Mentha pamiroalaica
Mentha pamiroalaica is a mint species within the genus Mentha, endemic to the Gissar Range in Tajikistan.[1][2] The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954.[3]
Mentha pamiroalaica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Mentha |
Species: | M. pamiroalaica |
Binomial name | |
Mentha pamiroalaica | |
A perennial species, Mentha pamiroalaica grows to 60–160 centimeters in height and produces lilac-colored flowers.[1] It produces ovate to oblong or lanceate leaves 8–10 centimeters in length.[4]
Notes
- Flora 1977, p. 443.
- "Mentha pamiroalaica". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Mentha pamiroalaica Boriss., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 283 (1954)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- 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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