This Himalayan plant is now known as Mentha royleana, distinct from M. longifolia by its petiolate leaves (sessile in M. longifolia).
-- 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/ On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:09 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “This is *Mentha longifolia* (lamiaceae)...............very nice photo I > must say ! > regards-- > Dr. Amit Chauhan” > > > > “Yes Amit ji > > I have been seeing this plant since I was a child of 4 years, locally > called as Breena in Kashmir. We used to make chutney in the same way as > Pudina. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > > “Himalayan plant is more correctly *M. royleana* > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mohina Macker <[email protected]> > Date: 10 June 2011 12:06 > Subject: [efloraofindia:71384] wild flower from nubra valley, mm4 10 06 > 2011 > To: [email protected] > > > These photographs were taken in july 2008 during a trip to ladakh. > This particular flower is from Nubra valley > Would really appreciate an id > regards > mohina macker > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members & > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
