Mentha × pyramidalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Nothospecies: Mentha × pyramidalis

Name

Mentha × pyramidalis Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XXXIV (1812).

• Formula hybridae: Mentha aquatica L. × Mentha microphylla K.Koch

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mentha hirsuta subsp. pyramidalis (Ten.) Nyman., Consp. Fl. Eur.: 596 (1881), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha × piperita subsp. pyramidalis (Ten.) Harley., Kew Bull. 37: 604 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Mentha × glomerulata Jan ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 715 (1835), pro syn.
  • Mentha × reverchonii Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 67 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Kriti. Southwestern Europe Italy. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha × pyramidalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Mentha × pyramidalis. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2025. Reference page.