Mentha dahurica explained

Mentha dahurica, or Dahurian thyme,^[1] is a mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Japan, and northeastern China.^{[2] [3]}

The epithet honors the Daur people of Inner Mongolia.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology . III M-Q . 1999 . CRC Press . 1659.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=124604 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200019814 Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 237 兴安薄荷 xing an bo he Mentha dahurica Fischer ex Bentham, Labiat. Gen. Spec. 181. 1836.
4. http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-2-daur.htm The Daur ethnic minority
5. Bentham, George. 1833. Labiatarum Genera et Species fasc. 2: 181–182