Mentha pamiroalaica

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

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]

Taxonomy

While 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

Mentha 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

Mentha pamiroalaica is eaten as food in traditional Uzbekistani cuisine.^[8]

Notes

1. Borissova 1977, p. 443.
2. "Mentha pamiroalaica". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
3. "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.
4. "Mentha pamiroalaica Boriss". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
5. Quattrocchi 2016, p. 2472.
6. Wiart 2020, p. 516.
7. Borissova 1977, p. 431.
8. Khojimatov, Abdiniyazova & Pak 2015, p. 25.

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.
• 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.