Mentha spicata subsp. condensata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha spicata
Subspecies: Mentha spicata subsp. condensata

Name

Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 14: 301 (1984 publ. 1985).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mentha tomentosa subsp. condensata Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 97 (1889).
• Homotypic
  • Mentha microphylla var. condensata (Briq.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 322 (1897).
• Heterotypic
  • Mentha chalepensis Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 10 (1768).
  • Mentha derelicta Déségl., Bull. Soc. Études Sci. Angers 8-9: 244 (1880).
  • Mentha microphylla K.Koch, Linnaea 21: 648 (1849).
  • Mentha microphylla var. glareosa (Briq.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 322 (1897).
  • Mentha sieberi K.Koch, Linnaea 21: 649 (1849), tentatively listed as a synonym.
  • Mentha sofiana Trautm., Bot. Közlem. 29: 111 (1932).
  • Mentha sofiana subsp. kickxiifolia Trautm., Bot. Közlem. 29: 112 (1932).
  • Mentha spicata subsp. tomentosa Harley, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 38 (1980).
  • Mentha stenostachya (Boiss.) Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R, Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 328 (1937), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha subsessilis Borbás, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 30: 20 (1880).
  • Mentha sylvestris var. stenostachya Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 543 (1879).
  • Mentha tomentosa d'Urv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 323 (1822), nom. illeg.
  • Mentha tomentosa subsp. glareosa Briq., Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 98 (1889).
  • Mentha tomentosa var. viridula Heldr., Exsicc. (Herb. Graec. Norm.) 1900: n.° 1574 (1900).

Hybrids

M. × pyramidalis 

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Africa Northern Africa Egypt, Sinai. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe. Europe Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna. Introduced into: Australasia New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha spicata subsp. condensata 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 spicata subsp. condensata. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2025. Reference page.