Nice to see this mint species thnaks sharing Tanay On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mentha longifolia from Kashmir, very commonly growing along irrigation > channels, ponds and wet places. Photographed Botanical Garden near > Cheshmashahi on June 26, 2010 > > Common Names > English: Horse mint, Biblical mint, Wild mint > hindi: Jangli pudina > Punjab: Baburi, Bellane, Kashu, Pudnakushma > Mumbai: Pudina vartalau > Kashmir: Brina > > Eaten as chutney; leaves and flowering tops yield essential used as > substitute of peppermint oil; also medicinal. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
