Mentha laxiflora

Mentha laxiflora

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 laxiflora

Name

Mentha laxiflora Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 174 (1848).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mentha laxiflora var. truncata (Briq.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 319 (1896).
  • Mentha laxiflora subsp. truncata Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 38 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1848. Ordo CL. Labiatae. Pp. 27–603, 697–701 in De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 12, Sistens Labiatas et quinque minores Corolliflorarum ordines. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha laxiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Mentha laxiflora. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mentha laxiflora. Accessed: Dec 13 2025. Reference page. 

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