Biology:Poliomintha
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Poliomintha | |
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| Poliomintha incana | |
Scientific classification 
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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]
- Poliomintha bustamanta B.L.Turner - Nuevo León; also called Mexican oregano[6]
- Poliomintha conjunctrix Epling & Wiggins - Baja California
- Poliomintha dendritica B.L.Turner - Coahuila
- Poliomintha glabrescens A.Gray – Leafy rosemary-mint - Big Bend region of western Texas, Coahuila
- Poliomintha incana (Torr.) A.Gray – Frosted mint, hoary rosemary-mint - Chihuahua, western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, southwestern Colorado, San Bernardino County in California
- Poliomintha longiflora A.Gray[5][7] - Nuevo León, Coahuila, Haiti; also called Mexican oregano[8]
- Poliomintha maderensis Henrard - Coahuila
- Poliomintha marifolia (S.Schauer) A.Gray - Hidalgo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Poliomintha A. Gray". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?10674.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ↑ Couplan, François (1998). The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-87983-821-8.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Poliomintha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500497.
- ↑ "Plant database entry for Mexican Oregano (Poliomintha bustamanta 'Hinkley')" (in en). https://garden.org/plants/view/712107/Mexican-Oregano-Poliomintha-bustamanta-Hinkley/.
- ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Poliomintha". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9679.
- ↑ "Poliomintha longiflora - Plant Finder". https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=364593&isprofile=0&.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7209779 entry
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