Mentha × piperita

Mentha × piperita

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Mentha × piperita L., Sp. pl. 2: 576 (1753).

• Formula hybridae: Mentha aquatica L. × Mentha spicata L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mentha aquatica var. piperita (L.) Alef., Landw. Fl.: 115 (1866).
  • Mentha aquatica f. piperita (L.) G.Mey., Chloris Han.: 290 (1836).
  • Mentha glomerata var. piperita (L.) Gray., Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 362 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
  • Mentha × odora Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 80 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Mentha × viridis var. piperita (L.) Corb., Nouv. Fl. Normandie: 469 (1894).

• Heterotypic
  • Mentha aquatica var. langii (Geiger ex T.Nees) Alef., Landw. Fl.: 116 (1866).
  • Mentha aquatica convar. subspicata Alef., Landw. Fl.: 115 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha × balsamea Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 608 (1809).
  • Mentha × banatica Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 403 (1890).
  • Mentha × braousiana Pérard, Rev. Monogr. Mentha: 8 (1878).
  • Mentha canescens var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Rouy. in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 375 (1909).
  • Mentha × concinna Pérard, Cat. Rais. Pl. Montluçon, Suppl.: 21 (1878).
  • Mentha × crispula Wender., Flora 12(1 Erg.): 27 (1829).
  • Mentha × durandoana Malinv. ex Batt. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 669 (1890).
  • Mentha × exaltata Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 417 (1890).
  • Mentha × fraseri Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 8: 315 (1927 publ. 1928).
  • Mentha × glabra Bellardi ex Colla., Herb. Pedem. 4: 430 (1835), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha × glabrata Vahl., Symb. Bot. 3: 75 (1794).
  • Mentha × hercynica Röhl., Deutschl. Fl., ed. 2, 2: 328 (1812).
  • Mentha × heuffelii Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 404 (1890).
  • Mentha × hircina J.Fraser, J. Bot. 70: 40 (1932).
  • Mentha × hircina Hull., Brit. Fl. 1: 127 (1799).
  • Mentha × hirtescens Haw. ex Spach., Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 13: 148 (1895).
  • Mentha × hortensis Ten., Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1833: 14 (1833), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha hortensis var. citrata Ten., Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1833: 14 (1833).
  • Mentha × hudsoniana Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 402 (1890).
  • Mentha × kahirina Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 213 (1775).
  • Mentha × langii Geiger ex T.Nees, Düsseld. Samml. Suppl. 2: 25 (1833).
  • Mentha × maximilianea var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar.: 64 (1891).
  • Mentha × napolitana Ten., Fl. Napol. 5: t. 242 (1836).
  • Mentha × nigricans Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 12 (1768).
  • Mentha × officinalis Hull., Brit. Fl. 1: 127 (1799).
  • Mentha × pimentum Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh., Comp. Fl. German. 2: 13 (1825).
  • Mentha × piperita var. balsamea (Willd.) Rouy. in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 377 (1909).
  • Mentha × piperita var. beckeri Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
  • Mentha × piperita var. braousiana (Pérard) Briq. in É.A.J.De Wildeman & T.A.Durand, Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 694 (1903).
  • Mentha × piperita var. calophylla Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
  • Mentha × piperita var. calvifolia Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
  • Mentha × piperita var. crispula (Wender.) Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 403 (1890).
  • Mentha × piperita var. durandoana (Malinv. ex Batt.) Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar.: 72 (1891).
  • Mentha × piperita var. globosiceps Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar.: 73 (1891).
  • Mentha × piperita var. hercynica (Röhl.) Briq. in É.A.J.De Wildeman & T.A.Durand, Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 694 (1903).
  • Mentha × piperita var. heuffelii (Heinr.Braun) Topitz, Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 154 (1916 publ. 1917).
  • Mentha × piperita var. hircina Gray., Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 366 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Mentha × piperita var. hispidula Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 704 (1894).
  • Mentha × piperita var. hudsoniana Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 402 (1890).
  • Mentha × piperita var. langii W.D.J.Koch. in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 250 (1833).
  • Mentha × piperita var. officinalis Sole., Menth. Brit.: 15 (1798).
  • Mentha × piperita var. officinalis W.D.J.Koch. in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 250 (1833), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha × piperita var. ouweneelii Lebeau & Lambinon, Bull. Soc. Échange Pl. Vasc. Eur. Occid. Bassin Médit. 22: 21 (1986-1987 publ. 1988).
  • Mentha × piperita var. pennsylvanica Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
  • Mentha × piperita var. pimentum (Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.) Nyman., Consp. Fl. Eur.: 596 (1881).
  • Mentha × piperita var. piperoides (Malinv.) Rouy. in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 378 (1909).
  • Mentha × piperita var. poicila Topitz., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 217 (1913).
  • Mentha × piperita f. puberula Topitz., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 64 (1914).
  • Mentha × piperita f. rotundella Topitz., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 218 (1913).
  • Mentha × piperita var. subhirsuta Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 176 (1833).
  • Mentha × piperita var. sylvestris Sole., Menth. Brit.: 53, 24 (1798).
  • Mentha × piperita var. vulgaris Sole., Menth. Brit.: 19, 8 (1798).
  • Mentha × piperoides Malinv., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 653 (1907).
  • Mentha × schultzii Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz, Arch. Fl. France Allem. 2: 283 (1853).
  • Mentha × suavis var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq. in É.A.J.De Wildeman & T.A.Durand, Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 696 (1903).
  • Mentha × tenuis Frank ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 169 (1848), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay Regional: Western Asia Iran, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Turkey Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Introduced into: Alabama, Alaska, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Bermuda, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile North, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Haiti, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Society Is., South Carolina, South European Russi, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 576. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mentha × piperita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mentha × piperita. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mentha × piperita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Apr 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mentha × piperita. Published online. Accessed: Apr 22 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mentha × piperita in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• català: Menta pebrera
• čeština: Máta peprná
• Deutsch: Pfefferminze
• English: Peppermint
• español: Menta piperita, menta negra
• eesti: Piparmünt
• euskara: Mendafin
• suomi: Piparminttu
• français: Menthe poivrée
• Gàidhlig: meannt a' phiobair
• magyar: Borsmenta
• italiano: Menta piperita
• latviešu: Piparmētra
• македонски: Нане
• русский: Мята перечная
• slovenčina: Mäta prieporná
• svenska: Pepparmynta
• Türkçe: Bahçe nanesi
• 中文: 胡椒薄荷

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