Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis

Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis

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: M. l. subsp. capensis

Name

Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis (Thunb.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321 (1897).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mentha capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 95 (1800).
• Homotypic
  • Mentha longifolia var. capensis (Thunb.) Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 687 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Mentha salicina Burch. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 170 (1833).
  • Mentha lavandulacea var. latifolia Benth. in A.P.De Candolle, Prodr. 12: 165 (1848).
  • Mentha capensis subsp. bouvieri Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 76 (1889).
  • Mentha sylvestris subsp. polyadena Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 84 (1889).
  • Mentha longifolia var. doratophylla Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 695 (1894).
  • Mentha longifolia var. obscuriceps Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 695 (1894).
  • Mentha longifolia var. bouvieri (Briq.) Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 687 (1896).
  • Mentha longifolia subsp. bouvieri (Briq.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321 (1897).
  • Mentha longifolia subsp. polyadena (Briq.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321 (1897).
  • Mentha longifolia var. polyadena (Briq.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321 (1897).
  • Mentha longifolia var. salicina (Burch. ex Benth.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321 (1897).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Briquet, J.I. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1897. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321

Additional references

• Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.); Paton, A.J., Bramley, G.L.C., Ryding, P.O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D.F., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (authors) 2013. Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana. Volume 8 part 8: Labiatae, Pogostemonoideae to Nepetoideae Tribe Mentheae. 346 pp., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. ISBN 978-1-84246-196-9. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis. 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 June 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis. Published online. Accessed: June 10 2022.

Vernacular names

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