Mentha japonica
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fe3343717e352376699 |
| Scientific name | Mentha japonica |
| Authority | Makino |
| First published in | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 20: 1 (1906) |
Description Top
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Mentha japonica is a plant species endemic to Japan, specifically the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu. It was first identified by Japanese botanist Tomitaro Makino in 1906 and is commonly known as "princess mint" due to its small size. It has been classified as a Near Threatened species by the Japanese Ministry of Environment. Its taxonomy has been difficult to determine due to its tendency to hybridize with other mint species. It is genetically similar to Mentha gattefossei and has a chromosome count of 2n = 48. M. japonica is a perennial plant that grows up to 40 centimeters tall and reproduces through rhizomes. Its leaves are oblong and its flowers can range from white to pale violet. The essential oil components of M. japonica vary, with menthone, isomenthone, and pulegone being the primary constituents. It is used as an aromatic herb and traditional remedy, and has been used topically to treat mastitis in cows. It is considered a rare plant in its native range and is classified as Near Threatened due to habitat loss.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Micromeria japonica | Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 106 (1865) |
| Micromeria yezoensis | Miyabe & Tatew. | Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 8 (1935) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Arabic | نعناع ياباني |
| Bulgarian | японска мента |
| Japanese | ヒメハッカ |
| Latvian | japānas mētra |
| Russian | Мята японская |
| Chinese | 日本薄荷 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
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Eastern Asia
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000240831 |
| Tropicos | 50099043 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:450645-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-124836 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 830103 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 294738 |
| IPNI | 450645-1 |
| iNaturalist | 965077 |
| GBIF | 3899697 |
| USDA GRIN | 24075 |
| Wikipedia | Mentha_japonica |
| CMAUP | NPO16065 |
| EOL | 5363148 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||||
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| Genetic Manipulation of Biosynthetic Pathways in Mint | Fuchs LK, Holland AH, Ludlow RA, Coates RJ, Armstrong H, Pickett JA, Harwood JL, Scofield S | Front Plant Sci | 14-Jun-2022 |
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| Crop Wild Relatives as Germplasm Resource for Cultivar Improvement in Mint (Mentha L.) | Vining KJ, Hummer KE, Bassil NV, Lange BM, Khoury CK, Carver D | Front Plant Sci | 19-Aug-2020 |
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| Studies on the Essential Oils of the Genus Mentha | Shin-ichi FUJITA, Yasuji FUJITA | Oxford University Press (OUP) | 13-Jul-2011 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids | |||||
| (1S,4R,5S,6R,8R)-5-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-4,5-dimethyl-9-oxatricyclo[6.2.2.01,6]dodec-11-ene-11-carboxylic acid | 6325080 | Click to see CC1CCC23COC(CC2C1(C)CCC4=COC=C4)C=C3C(=O)O | 330.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones | |||||
| 15,16-Epoxy-neo-clerodan-1,3,13(16),14-tetraen-18,19-olide | 5317151 | Click to see CC1CCC23COC(=O)C2=CC=CC3C1(C)CCC4=COC=C4 | 312.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Ketones | |||||
| 3-Octanone | 246728 | Click to see CCCCCC(=O)CC | 128.21 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.34.1511 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides | |||||
| Dodonolide | 643656 | Click to see CC1CCC2=C(C=CC=CC1(C)CCC3=COC=C3)C(=O)OC2 | 312.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Eupafolin | 5317284 | Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O | 316.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Hispidulin | 5281628 | Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O | 300.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Jaceosidin | 5379096 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O)O | 330.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Cirsiliol | 160237 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)OC | 330.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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| In public collections | 0 |