Mentha japonica

Mentha japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha japonica

Name

Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 20: 1 (1906).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Micromeria japonica Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 106 (1865).
• Heterotypic
  • Micromeria yezoensis Miyabe & Tatew., Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 8 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Japan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Makino, T. 1906. Observations on the Flora of Japan. (Continued from Vol. XIX. p. 156.) The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 20(228): 1–12. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.20.228_1 BHL Reference page.  [p. 1]
• Miquel, F.A.W. 1865–1866. Prolusio Florae Japonicae. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 2(3): 69–84, (4): 85–116, pl. 4, (5): 117–148 (1865), (6): 149–180, pls. 5–6, (7): 181–212, pl. 7 (1866). BHL Reference page.  [p. 106]
• Miyabe, K. & Tatewaki, M. 1935. Contributions to the flora of Northern Japan V. Transactions of the Sapporo Natural History Society 14(1): 1–10. hdl: 2115/64151 Reference page.  [p. 8]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Mentha japonica. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mentha japonica. Accessed: Dec 13 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• 日本語: ヒメハッカ
• latviešu: Japānas mētra