Mentha royleana

Mentha royleana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha royleana
Varietates: M. r. var. afghanica – M. r. var. detonsa – M. r. var. gilgitica – M. r. var. glabra – M. r. var. royleana

Name

Mentha royleana Wall. ex Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 29 (1830).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Mentha sylvestris var. royleana (Wall. ex Benth.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 647 (1885).
    • Mentha longifolia subsp. royleana (Wall. ex Benth.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 322 (1897).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Middle asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. 2025. Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India. Reference page. 
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