[Lingtyp] New name for "Mainland Northeast Asia"

[JOO, Ian [Student]]

Dear all,

In my doctoral research, I refer to the lingistic area consisting of Korea, Mongolia, and Northeast China (but not Japan or Russian Far East) as "Mainland Northeast Asia."
But this name is problematic, since Siberia is just as continental (part of "mainland") as well, and I don't intend to include Siberia.
Because of this, I have been thinking of a better name for this area.
The best one I can think of is Astragalia, from the name of the herb astragalus, which is native to Korea, Northeast China, Mongolia, and Southern Siberia.
The downside of this fancy name is that, upon hearing it, whoever not familiar with herbalism will have no idea where it points to, without further explanation.
Are there any other name candidates you can think of? If so, I would welcome all suggestions.

From Hong Kong,
Ian

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