Mentha longifolia

Mentha longifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 longifolia
Subspecies & Varieties: M. l. var. amphilema – M. l. var. asiatica – M. l. var. austroafghanica – M. l. subsp. capensis – M. l. var. chlorodictya – M. l. var. kermamensis – M. l. var. kotschyana – M. l. subsp. longifolia – M. l. var. muqarrabica – M. l. subsp. noneana – M. l. var. petiolata – M. l. var. schimperi – M. l. var. swatica – M. l. subsp. typhoides – M. l. subsp. wissii

Name

Mentha longifolia (L.) L., 1759

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mentha spicata var. longifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 576 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Mentha spicata subsp. longifolia (L.) Tacik, Fl. Polska 11: 216 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China South-Central, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Illinois, Madeira, New York, Oman References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Amoenitates Academicae, seu, Dissertationes variae physicae, medicae, botanicae, antehac seorsim editae nunc collectae et auctae, cum tabulis aeneis. Vol. 4. 600 pp. + IV pl., Laurentius Salvius, Halmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.  : 485

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• 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 longifolia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mentha longifolia. 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 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mentha longifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mentha longifolia. Published online. Accessed: Apr 21 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mentha longifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Ænglisc: Brōcminte
العربية: نعناع طويل الأوراق
Aymar aru: Q'uwa
català: Menta boscana
čeština: Máta dlouholistá
Deutsch: Rossminze
English: Horse Mint
español: Menta de caballo
فارسی: نعناپونه
suomi: Harmaaminttu
français: Menthe sylvestre
Gàidhlig: Meannt-fiadhaich
עברית: נענע משובלת
hornjoserbsce: Konjaca mjetlička
magyar: Lómenta
հայերեն: Անանուխ երկարատերև
italiano: Menta selvatica
қазақша: Арық жалбыз
kurdî: Pûjana ajgulî
lietuvių: Miškinė mėta
Nederlands: Hertsmunt
polski: Mięta długolistna
پښتو: وېلنی
português: Hortelã-silvestre
русский: Мята длиннолистная
slovenčina: Mäta dlholistá
српски / srpski: Коњски босиљак
svenska: Gråmynta
Türkçe: Tüylü nane
українська: М'ята довголиста
中文: 欧薄荷

For more multimedia, look at Mentha longifolia on Wikimedia Commons.