Mentha suaveolens

Mentha suaveolens

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 suaveolens
Subspecies: M. s. subsp. suaveolens – M. s. subsp. timija

Name

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh., 1792

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mentha × rotundifolia var. suaveolens (Ehrh.) Briq. in H.Schinz & R.Keller, Fl. Schweiz: 446 (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Is., Madeira Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Middle Europe Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Is., Turkey Introduced into: Alabama, Arizona, Austria, Belarus, California, Central European Rus, Chile North, Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Romania, South Carolina, Sweden, Texas, Washington, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ehrhart, J.F., 1792. Beitrage zur Naturkunde 7: 149.

Additional references

• 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 suaveolens in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mentha suaveolens. 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 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mentha suaveolens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mentha suaveolens. Published online. Accessed: Apr 22 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mentha suaveolens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rundblättrige Minze
English: Apple mint
español: Menta blanca
suomi: Pyöröminttu
français: Menthe odorante
Gàidhlig: meannt an ubhail
Nederlands: Witte munt
svenska: Rundmynta
中文: 苹果薄荷, 凤梨薄荷

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