Poliomintha

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Poliomintha
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Poliomintha incana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Poliomintha
A.Gray [1]

Poliomintha is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the southwestern United States, Haiti, and northern Mexico. [2] [3]

The name is derived from the Greek words πολιός (polios), meaning "grey," and μίνθη (minthe), meaning "mint." [4] Members of the genus are commonly known as rosemary-mints. [5]

Species [2]
  1. Poliomintha bustamanta B.L.Turner - Nuevo León; also called Mexican oregano [6]
  2. Poliomintha conjunctrix Epling & Wiggins - Baja California
  3. Poliomintha dendritica B.L.Turner - Coahuila
  4. Poliomintha glabrescens A.Gray– Leafy rosemary-mint - Big Bend region of western Texas, Coahuila
  5. Poliomintha incana (Torr.) A.Gray– Frosted mint, hoary rosemary-mint - Chihuahua, western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, southwestern Colorado, San Bernardino County in California
  6. Poliomintha longiflora A.Gray [5] [7] - Nuevo León, Coahuila, Haiti; also called Mexican oregano [8]
  7. Poliomintha maderensis Henrard - Coahuila
  8. Poliomintha marifolia (S.Schauer) A.Gray - Hidalgo

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Poliomintha A. Gray". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  4. ↑ Couplan, François (1998). The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 381. ISBN   978-0-87983-821-8.
  5. 1 2 "Poliomintha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Plant database entry for Mexican Oregano (Poliomintha bustamanta 'Hinkley')". garden.org. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Poliomintha". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  8. ↑ "Poliomintha longiflora - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

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