Mentha dahurica

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]

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

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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