Taxon:
Mentha ×rotundifolia (L.) Huds.
Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. angl. 221. 1762
Comment:
- = M. longifolia × M. suaveolens
- non Mentha rotundifolia auct. (= M. suaveolens Ehrh.)
Verified:
09/20/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). URL: http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Denslow, M. W. & D. B. Pointdexter. 2009. Mentha suaveolens and M. × rotundifolia in North Carolina: A clarification of distribution and taxonomic identity. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3:383-389. URL: http://www.brit.org/brit-press/jbrit/
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Common names
English
false apple mint – German
falsche Apfel-Minze – Swedish
äppelmynta –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | | Europe | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | United States | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
Europe
Cultivated
Northern America
Naturalized
Northern America
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Materials | essential oils | | Denslow, M. W. & D. B. Pointdexter. 2009. Mentha suaveolens and M. × rotundifolia in North Carolina: A clarification of distribution and taxonomic identity. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3:383-389. URL: http://www.brit.org/brit-press/jbrit/ |