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 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. pamiroalaica
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| Binomial name | |
| Mentha pamiroalaica | |
Taxonomy
editWhile it is accepted as a distinct species by authorities such as Plants of the World Online,[4] some authors have treated Mentha pamiroalaica as simply a synonym of Mentha longifolia.[5][6]
Description
editMentha pamiroalaica is a perennial species, it 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.[7]
Use
editMentha pamiroalaica is eaten as food in traditional Uzbekistani cuisine.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Borissova 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.
- ^ "Mentha pamiroalaica Boriss". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ Quattrocchi 2016, p. 2472.
- ^ Wiart 2020, p. 516.
- ^ Borissova 1977, p. 431.
- ^ Khojimatov, Abdiniyazova & Pak 2015, p. 25.
References
edit- Borissova, A. G. (1977). "Genus 1301. Mentha L.". Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol. 21. B.K. Shishkin (ed.), N Landau (trans.). Jerusalem: Keterpress Enterprises. pp. 427–450. ISBN 0-7065-1573-0.
- Khojimatov, Olim K.; Abdiniyazova, Gulnara J.; Pak, Valeriy V. (2015-03-01). "Some wild growing plants in traditional foods of Uzbekistan". Journal of Ethnic Foods. 2 (1): 25–28. doi:10.1016/j.jef.2015.02.005. ISSN 2352-6181.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2016-04-19). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4822-5064-0.
- Wiart, Christophe (2020-10-20). Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections: Botany, Ethnopharmacology, Molecular Basis, and Future Prospect. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-816812-7.