Mentha darvasica

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Mentha darvasica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species:
M. darvasica
Binomial name
Mentha darvasica

Mentha darvasica is a mint species within the genus Mentha , native to Darvaz, Tajikistan. [1] [2] The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954. [3]

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Taxonomy

While it is accepted as a distinct species by authorities such as Plants of the World Online, [4] some authors have treated Mentha darvasica as a synonym of Mentha longifolia. [5]

Description

A perennial species, Mentha darvasica grows stems 20–30 centimeters long, and propagates via rhizomes. [6] It produces ovate to oblong-ovate leaves of 1 to 3 centimeters. [7]

Use

Mentha darvasica has been reported to have anthelmintic (antiparasitic) characteristics. [8] It has been used against the nematodes Bunostomum, Chabertia ovina and Trichostrongylidae. [9]


Notes

  1. Borissova 1977, p. 443.
  2. "Mentha darvasica". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  3. "Mentha darvasica Boriss., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 284 (1954)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  4. "Mentha darvasica Boriss". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. Quattrocchi 2016, p. 2472.
  6. Borissova 1977, p. 442.
  7. Borissova 1977, p. 431.
  8. Proceedings 1974, p. 323.
  9. Kirby et al. 1972, p. 50, 51, 61, 63, 306.

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