Nepeta cataria

Nepeta cataria

Nepeta cataria

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: Nepetinae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta cataria

Name

Nepeta cataria L., Sp. Pl.: 570 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nepeta vulgaris Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 398 (1779), nom. superfl.
  • Cataria vulgaris Gaterau, Descr. Pl. Montauban: 105 (1789).
  • Glechoma cataria (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Nepeta minor Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
  • Cataria tomentosa Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 78 (1782), [[opus utiq. oppr.]]
  • Nepeta americana Vitman, Summa Pl. 3: 419 (1789), [[nom. illeg.]]
  • Nepeta tomentosa Vitman, Summa Pl. 3: 419 (1789).
  • Nepeta mollis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 78 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Nepeta cataria var. citriodora Dumoulin ex Lej., Rev. Fl. Spa: 114 (1825).
  • Nepeta macrura Ledeb. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 729 (1825).
  • Nepeta citriodora (Dumoulin ex Lej.) Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 47 (1827).
  • Nepeta ruderalis Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 643 (1879), nom. illeg.
  • Glechoma macrura (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
  • Calamintha albiflora Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 14: 181 (1904).
  • Nepeta bodinieri Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 14: 172 (1904).
  • Nepeta ceretana Sennen, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 15: 29 (1931).
  • Nepeta laurentii Sennen, Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 32: 20 (1933 publ. 1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Altay, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central 'Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Krym, Romania, Sicilia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Regional: Eastern Europe Central European Rus, East European Russia, North European Russi, Northwest European R, South European Russi Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain Regional: Middle Europe Baltic States, Belarus, Switzerland Introduced into: Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 570. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Castroviejo, S.†, Morales, R., Quintanar, A., Cabezas, F., Pujadas, A. & Cirujano, S. (eds.) 2010. Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XII. Verbenaceae − Labiatae − Callitrichaceae. liv + 650 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-09041-8. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Nepeta cataria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Nepeta cataria. 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 May 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Nepeta cataria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Nepeta cataria. Published online. Accessed: May 04 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: قطرم حقيقي
azərbaycanca: Adi pişiknanəsi
bosanski: Macina trava
català: Herba gatera
čeština: Šanta kočičí
чӑвашла: Кушак пӳсĕр курăкĕ
Cymraeg: Mintys y gath
dansk: Almindelig katteurt
Deutsch: Echte Katzenminze
English: Catnip
español: Hierba de los gatos
eesti: Harilik naistenõges
فارسی: نعنای گربه‌ای
suomi: Aitokissanminttu
français: Cataire
galego: Herba gateira
hrvatski: Prava mačja metvica
magyar: Illatos macskamenta
Bahasa Indonesia: Kucingan
한국어: 개박하
lietuvių: Paprastoji katžolė
latviešu: Kaķumētra
Nederlands: Wild kattenkruid
norsk: Kattemynte
polski: Kocimiętka właściwa
português do Brasil: Erva-dos-gatos
português: Erva-gateira
русский: Котовник кошачий
slovenčina: Kocúrnik obyčajný
slovenščina: Mačja meta
svenska: Kattmynta
Türkçe: Kedi nanesi
Tiếng Việt: Bạc hà mèo
中文: 貓薄荷

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