Poliomintha

Poliomintha incana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Poliomintha

Overview of species

P. bustamanta – P. conjunctrix – P. dendritica – P. glabrescens – P. incana – P. longiflora – P. maderensis – P. marifolia

Name

Poliomintha A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 295. (1873)

• Type species: Poliomintha incana (Torr.) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 296. (1870)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Haiti Extinct in: California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A., 1873. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 295–296

Additional references

• Irving, R.S. 1972. A revision of the genus Poliomintha (Labiatae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany 5(1): 8-22. JSTOR

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Poliomintha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Poliomintha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Poliomintha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Poliomintha. Published online. Accessed: April 26 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Rosemary-mint, Desert Oregano

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