Mentha dahurica
| Dahurian thyme | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. dahurica
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| Binomial name | |
| Mentha dahurica Fischer ex Bentham
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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