Mentha japonica

Summary

Mentha japonica is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mentha japonica's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Mentha japonica is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Mentha japonica belongs to the parent taxon Mentha^[5].
• Mentha japonica is endemic to Japan^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Mentha japonica is Mentha japonica^[7].
• Mentha japonica's Commons category is recorded as Mentha japonica^[8].
• Mentha japonica's has basionym is recorded as Micromeria japonica^[9].
• Mentha japonica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24075^[10].
• Mentha japonica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. japonica'}^[11].
• Mentha japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Japānas mētra'}^[12].
• Mentha japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本薄荷'}^[13].
• Mentha japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヒメハッカ'}^[14].

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Classification

Mentha japonica's scientific name is Mentha japonica^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Mentha^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Japānas mētra'}^[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '日本薄荷'}^[13], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヒメハッカ'}^[14].

Distribution

Mentha japonica is endemic to Japan^[6].

Identifiers

Mentha japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 965077^[15]. Mentha japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 294738^[16]. Mentha japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5363148^[17]. Mentha japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3899697^[18].

Why It Matters

Mentha japonica ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]