Mentha darvasica

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

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]

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.

References

• 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.
• Kirby, Margie; Segal, Dorothy; Humphrey, Judith; Edwards, Shirley (1972). Index-catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology: Supplement. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Proceedings, third International Congress of Parasitology: a conference of the World Federation of Parasitologists, Munich, August 25th to 31st, 1974. Facta Publication. 1974.
• 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.