Himalamintha (Lamicaeae, Nepetoideae, Mentheae, Menthinae) a new genus from the Himalayan region
By: Christian Bräuchler and Chun-Lei Xiang
References
- B
artolucci F., Galasso G. & Bräuchler C. (2019): Ziziphora sardoa. — P. 139 in Bartolucci F. et al. (Eds.): Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora 7. — Italian Botanist 7: 125–148. - B
entham G. (1830): Calamintha longicaulis. — In Wallich , N. (Ed.) Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 66. Treuttel & Würtz, London et al. - B
entham G. (1848): Labiatae [pars]. — In De Candolle A.P. (Ed.): Prodromus Systematis Universalis Regni Vegetabilis 12: 212-226. Treuttel& Würtz, Paris. - B
räuchler C. (2018a): Delimitation and revision of the genus Thymbra (Lamiaceae). — Phytotaxa 369(1): 015–027. - B
räuchler C. (2018b): And now for something completely different—new names in Clinopodium with comments on some types. — Phytotaxa 356(1): 71-80. - B
räuchler C. (2018c): Erratum to “And now for something completely different—new names in Clinopodium with comments on some types“. — Phytotaxa 360(3): 300–300. - B
räuchler C., Meimberg H., Abele T. & Heubl G. (2005): Polyphyly of the genus Micromeria (Lamiaceae) – evidence from cpDNA sequence data. — Taxon 54(3): 639–650. - B
räuchler C., Meimberg H. & Heubl G. (2006): New names in Old world Clinopodium – the transfer of the species of Micromeria sect. Pseudomelissa to Clinopodium. — Taxon 55(4): 977–981. - B
räuchler C., Ryding O. & Heubl G. (2008a): The genus Micromeria (Lamiaceae), a synoptical update. — Willdenowia 38: 363–410. - B
räuchler C., Doroszenko A., Esser H.-J. & Heubl, G. (2008b): Killickia (Lamiaceae) – a new genus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. — Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157: 575–586. - B
räuchler C., Meimberg H. & Heubl G. (2010): Molecular phylogeny of Menthinae (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae, Mentheae) – Taxonomy, biogeography and conflicts. — Molec. Phylogent. Evol. 55: 501-523. - B
riquet J. (1896): Satureja. — In Engler H.G.A. & Prantl K.A.E. (Eds.): Nat. Pflanzenfam., Teil 4, Abteilung 3a und 3b: 296-303. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. - C
hinese Virtual Herbarium (2026): Database of Chinese Herbaria. — National Plant Specimen Resource Center: https://www.cvh.ac.cn/ [accessed 28.04.2026]. - D
avies C. (2005): A mini-revision of the Nepalese species of Clinopodium. — Unpublished report for MSc in the Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. - D
on D. (1825): Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. — J. Gale, London. - D
oroszenko A. (1986): Taxonomic studies on the Satureja complex (Labiatae). — Ph.D. Thesis, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh. e Floraof India (2026): Database of Plants of Indian Subcontinent. — eFloraofIndia Google Group: https://efloraofindia.com/ [accessed 16.11.2024 & 28.04.2026].- F
lora of Nepal (2026): Flora of Nepal homepage. — http://www.floraofnepal.org/home [accessed 28.04.2026]. - F
lora of Nepal Database (2026): Flora of Nepal Database (Seedplants). — University of Tokyo Herbarium: https://umdb.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/DShokubu/nepal/Seedplants/specimen_dic/findrecords.php?-langTop=en [accessed 06.07.2026]. - F
raser -Jenkins C.R. (2006): The First Botanical Collectors in Nepal – The Fern collections of Hamilton, Gardner and Wallich. — Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. - GBIF.org (2026a): GBIF Occurrence Download (18.02.2026) [Clinopodium barosmum, Clinopodium wardii] https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.g6et7p.
- GBIF.org (2026b): GBIF Occurrence Download (18.02.2026) [Clinopodium euosmum] https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.4skkqv.
- GBIF.org (2026c): GBIF Occurrence Download (18.02.2026) [Clinopodium hydaspidis] https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.ycyzsg.
- GBIF.org (2026d): GBIF Occurrence Download (18.02.2026) [Clinopodium nepalense] https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.jexssn.
- GBIF.org (2026e): GBIF Occurrence Download (19.02.2026) [Clinopodium piperitum] https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.kbfb75.
- GMBA-HUP (2026): Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment - GMBA. The Himalayan Uplands Plant database (HUP Version 1). — Via GBIF.org: https://doi.org/10.15468/k64rgi [accessed 13.07.2026].
- H
edge I.C. (1990): Labiatae. — In Ali, S.I. & Nasir, Y.J. (Eds.): Flora of Pakistan 192. Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. - H
erbarium Plant Database (2026): Database. — National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories (KATH): http://plantdatabase.kath.gov.np/ [accessed 16.11.2024 & 28.04.2026]. - I
ndex Herbariorum (2026): Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff [continuously updated]. — New York Botanical Garden: https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/ [accessed 28.04.2026]. - JACQ
consortium (2004 ff.): Virtual Herbaria Website. — https://www.jacq.org/ [accessed 22.07.2026]. - K
ew Data Portal (2026): The Kew Data Portal. — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: https://www.data.kew.org [accessed 26.07.2026]. - K
udô Y. (1929): Labiatarum Sino-Japonicarum Prodromus. Eine kritische Besprechung der Labiaten Ostasiens. — Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 2 (2). - L
i H.-W. & Hedge I.C. (1994): Micromeria. — In Wu Z.-Y. & Raven P.H. (Eds.): Fl. China 17: 228-229. Science Press, Beijing & MBG Press, St. Louis. - L
iu C., L., Ya J.D., Guo Y.J., Cai J. & Zhang T. (2020): Newly recorded species of seed plants from Xizang, China. — Biodiv. Sci. 28(10): 1238-1245. - M
alla S.B., Bhattarai S., Gorkhali M. & Singh M.P. (1977). [Chromosome number report for] Clinopodium longicaule. — P. 445 in Löve Á. (Ed.): IOPB chromosome number reports LVII. — Taxon 26(4): 443-452. - M
arquand C.V.B. (1929): The Botanical Collection made by Captain F. Kingdon Ward in the Eastern Himalaya and Tibet in 1924-25. — J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 149-229. - M
elnikov D.G. (2013): New taxa of the genus Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae). — Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 44: 174-205. - M
elnikov D.G. (2014): New combinations in the genus Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae). — Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 45: 148-149. - M
elnikov D.G. (2015a): New genus Drymosiphon Melnikov (Lamiaceae). — Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 46: 171-185. - M
elnikov D.G. (2015b): New sections of the genus Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae) and their synopsis. — Turczaninowia 18 (3): 103–112. - M
elnikov D.G. (2016a): Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Clinopodium L. and Ziziphora L. (Lamiaceae). — Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 47: 103-108. - M
elnikov D.G. (2016b): On the taxonomic status of the genus Acinos (Lamiaceae). — Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 101: 80-95. - M
elnikov D.G. (2016c): New taxa in the genus Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae) 2. — Turczaninowia 19(2): 86-98. - M
elnikov D.G. (2017): Sistematika i geografiya roda Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae) yevrazii [Systematics and geography of the genus Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae) in Eurasia; transcribed from Russian]. — Botanicheskiy Institut im. V.L Komarova Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. [PhD Thesis, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences]. - M
elnikov D.G. (2020): Overview of species of the Clinopodium sections Calamintha and Ellementha (Lamiaceae) in the Flora of the Caucasus and adjacent territories. — Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 51: 79-112. - NHM Data Portal (2026): Natural History Museum Data Portal. — Natural History Museum London: https://data.nhm.ac.uk/ [accessed 26.07.2026].
- NSII (2026): National Specimen Information Infrastructure. — https://www.nsii.org.cn/2017/home-en.php [accessed 28.04. & 20.07.2026].
- O
hba H., Iokawa Y. & Sharma L.R. (2008): Flora of Mustang, Nepal. — Kodansha Scientific Ltd., Tokyo. - O
pen Herbarium (2026): Portal for biodiversity occurrence data for Hazara University Herbarium. — Hazara University (HUP): https://openherbarium.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=84 [accessed 22.07.2026]. - R
ajbhandari K.R., Rai S.K & Chetri R. (2022): A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal, volume 4. — Government of Nepal, Lalitpur. - RBGE herbarium catalogue (2026): Herbarium catalogue of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). — https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/ [accessed 26.07.2026].
- R
yding O. (2006): Revision of the Clinopodium abyssinicum group (Labiatae). — Bot. J. Linn. Soc.150: 391–408. - S
mith W.W. (1916): Diagnoses Specierum novarum in herbario Horti Botanici Edinburgensis cognitarum. CLI-CCL. — Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 71-144. - T
urland N.J., Wiersema J.H., Barrie F.R., Gandhi K.N., Gravendyck J., Greuter W., Hawksworth D.L., Herendeen P.S., Klopper R.R., Knapp S., Kusber W.-H., Li D.-Z., May T.W., Monro A.M., Prado J., Price M.J., Smith G.F. & Zamora Señoret J.C. (2025): International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Madrid Code). — Regnum Vegetabile 162. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226839479.001.0001. - V
ascular plants P(2026): The vascular plants collection (P) at the Herbarium of the Muséum national d‘Histoire Naturelle. — MNHN – Paris: https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/p/item/search [accessed on 26.07.2026]. - ZOBODAT (2026): Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank. — Biodiversity Centre Upper Austria, OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH: https://www.zobodat.at/ [accessed on 26.07.2026].
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 47
Published on: Aug 24, 2026
Published by: OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Related subjects:
© 2026 Christian Bräuchler, Chun-Lei Xiang, published by OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.