Himalayan catnip

Himalayan catnip
	Himalayan catnip ( Nepeta govaniana )
Systematics
Family :	Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Subfamily :	Nepetoideae
Tribe :	Mentheae
Sub tribus :	Nepetinae
Genre :	Catnip ( Nepeta )
Type :	Himalayan catnip
Scientific name
	Nepeta govaniana
	Benth.

The Himalayan catnip ( Nepeta govaniana ) is a species of the genus of Catnip ( Nepeta ) into the family of Lamiaceae (Lamiaceae).

features

The Himalayan catnip is a perennial plant that reaches heights of 60 to 120 centimeters. The crown is 25 to 30 millimeters long and light yellow. The leaf blade is ovate to oblong or elliptical and 8 to 12 inches long. The inflorescence is loose. The cymes are long-stalked.

Flowering time is from August to September.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.

Occurrence

The Himalayan catnip occurs in the West Himalayas and Pakistan in bushes, open forests and humid places at altitudes of 2500 to 2950 meters.

use

The Himalayan catnip is rarely used as an ornamental plant in groups of trees.

literature

Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .

Individual evidence

^ Nepeta govaniana at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Nepeta govaniana. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[IPCN-1] Nepeta govaniana at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[WCSP-2] Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Nepeta govaniana. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 18, 2018.