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Mentha
L. (1753)
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Menthinae (Subtribe)
..Bystropogon (Genus)
..Cedronella (Genus)
..Clinopodium (Genus)
..Hedeoma (Genus)
..Horminum (Genus)
..Hyssopus (Genus)
..Lallemantia (Genus)
..Lycopus (Genus)
..Micromeria (Genus)
..Monarda (Genus)
..Origanum (Genus)
..Prunella (Genus)
..Satureja (Genus)
..Thymus (Genus)
..Ziziphora (Genus)
..Mentha (Genus)
....Mentha aquatica (Species) - water mint
....Mentha arvensis (Species) - field mint
....Mentha gentilis (Species)
....Mentha longifolia (Species)
....Mentha niliaca (Species)
....Mentha piperita (Species)
....Mentha pulegium (Species) - pennyroyal
....Mentha spicata (Species) - bush mint
....Mentha suaveolens (Species) - apple mint
....Mentha verticillata (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1753b.
Sp. Pl.
2
: 576.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Menthinae
(Subtribe)
Endl. (1838)
Type, by subsequent designation
:
Mentha spicata
L.
Ref:
Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 3 : 148. [7 Jun 1913].
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Variants
Not validly published name
:
Mentha
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Homonyms
Junior similar name
:
Menthus
(Genus)
Chamberlin, 1930
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
munt
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 356.
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