Mentha longifolia subsp. typhoides

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 longifolia
Subspecies: Mentha longifolia subsp. typhoides

Name

Mentha longifolia subsp. typhoides (Briq.) Harley, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 38 (1980).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mentha longifolia var. typhoides (Briq.) Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 685 (1896).
  • Mentha sylvestris subsp. typhoides Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 90 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Mentha calliantha Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 50: 36 (1885).
  • Mentha cyprica Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 39: 217 (1889).
  • Mentha longifolia var. calliantha (Stapf) Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 687 (1896).
  • Mentha longifolia subsp. calliantha (Stapf) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 321 (1897).
  • Mentha longifolia subsp. cyprica (Heinr.Braun) Harley in R.D.Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 2: 1897 (1985).
  • Mentha longifolia var. cyprica (Heinr.Braun) Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 696 (1894).
  • Mentha longifolia var. galatae Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 696 (1894).
  • Mentha longifolia f. petiolata (Wirtg. ex Heinr.Braun) Topitz, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 162 (1913), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha longifolia var. tenella Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 695 (1894).
  • Mentha sylvestris subsp. calliantha (Stapf) Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 86 (1889).
  • Mentha sylvestris var. petiolata Wirtg. ex Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 391 (1890).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Egypt, Sinai. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe. Europe Southeastern Europe Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha longifolia subsp. typhoides 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 longifolia subsp. typhoides. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2025. Reference page.