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Taxon:
Mentha
×
piperita
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae
(alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:
24078
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:576. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358597
Comment:
[=
Mentha aquatica
×
M. spicata
]
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
12/02/1993
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Mentha
×
piperita
L. subsp.
piperita
Mentha
×
piperita
L. var.
piperita
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha
×
piperita
L. nothosubsp.
pyramidalis
(Ten.) Harley
Mentha lavanduliodora
ined.
Mentha pyramidalis
Ten.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1962. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 6:342-344.
Cronquist, A. et al.
1972-. Intermountain flora.
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 216.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Fennane, M. et al., eds.
1999-. Flore pratique du Maroc.
Gobert, V. et al.
2006. Heterogeneity of three molecular data partition phylogenies of mints related to
M.
×
piperita
(
Mentha
; Lamiaceae). Pl. Biol. 8:470-485.
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Harley, R. M. & C. A. Brighton.
1977. Chromosome numbers in the genus
Mentha
L. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 74:71-96.
Note:
glabrous variants are used for commercial use; chromosome counts of wild, cultivated and synthesized individuals were 2n=72, and all sterile
Harley, R. M.
1975.
Mentha
L. Hybridization and the flora of the British Isles. 387.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed.
2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Kumar, P. et al.
2011. Insecticidal properties of
Mentha
species: A review. Industr. Crops Prod. 34:802-817.
Note:
recognized as a sterile hybrid, propagated by stolons; together with
Mentha spicata
are "the most common and popular mints"
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sell, P. & G. Murrell.
1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
Small, E.
1997. Culinary herbs.
Note:
NRC Research Press, Ottawa
Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi.
2007.
Mentha
: an overview of its classification and relationships. Mint: the genus
Mentha
31-32.
Note:
as a "extremely sterile", only clonally propagated
Tucker, A. O. et al.
1980. The Linnaean types of
Mentha
(Lamiaceae). Taxon 29:235.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
University of Texas Herbarium.
2000-. The mints of Texas (on-line resource)
URL:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/LSL/Mints/
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
black peppermint –
Reference(s)
curly mint –
Reference(s)
hairy peppermint –
Reference(s)
peppermint –
Reference(s)
white peppermint –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
pepper mint –
Reference(s)
French
menthe poivrée –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
menthe poivrée –
Reference(s)
German
Pfefferminze –
Reference(s)
weiße Minze –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
hortelã-pimenta –
Reference(s)
Spanish
menta piperita –
Reference(s)
Swedish
pepparmynta –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
mjata perečnaja –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
2
Cultivated
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kyrgyzstan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Turkmenistan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Australasia
Australia
Australia
2
Cultivated
Europe
Europe
2
Cultivated
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
s.
2
Cultivated
Northern America
Canada
2
Cultivated
Northern America
United States
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Azores
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Gorno-Altay
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Kemerovo
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Australasia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4
Naturalized
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
4
Naturalized
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
s.
4
Naturalized
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Czechoslovakia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Netherlands
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
4
Naturalized
Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark
4
Naturalized
Europe
Northern Europe
Ireland
4
Naturalized
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Former Yugoslavia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sicily
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
incl. Baleares
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Canada
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
Cultivated
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Morocco
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
Asia-Temperate
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia]
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kyrgyzstan
,
Turkmenistan
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Europe
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part (s.)]
REGION:
Europe
Northern America
REGION:
Canada
,
United States
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Portugal
[Azores]
Asia-Temperate
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation
[Gorno-Altay, Kemerovo]
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
(s.e.)
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
,
United Kingdom
,
Ireland
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czechoslovakia
,
Austria
,
Belgium
,
Switzerland
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Netherlands
,
Poland
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part (s.)],
Belarus
,
Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Italy
(incl. Sicily),
Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(incl. Baleares),
France
,
Portugal
Northern America
REGION:
Canada
,
United States
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
flavoring
as flavor agent
Kumar, P. et al.
2011. Insecticidal properties of
Mentha
species: A review. Industr. Crops Prod. 34:802-817.
Note:
recognized as a sterile hybrid, propagated by stolons; together with
Mentha spicata
are "the most common and popular mints"
Human food
beverage base
for preparing an herbal tea
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Materials
essential oils
source of menthol and menthone for use in perfumery and as flavor agent
Kumar, P. et al.
2011. Insecticidal properties of
Mentha
species: A review. Industr. Crops Prod. 34:802-817.
Note:
recognized as a sterile hybrid, propagated by stolons; together with
Mentha spicata
are "the most common and popular mints"
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References