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Taxon:  Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.



Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Nomen number:
313976
Place of publication:
Beitr. Naturk. 7:149. 1792
Verified:
09/19/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. subsp. insularis (Req.) Greuter (0 active accession[s])
Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. subsp. suaveolens (0 active accession[s])
Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. subsp. timija (Briq.) Harley (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha rotundifolia auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961- http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
  3. Bleeker, W. et al. 2007. Interspecific hybridisation between alien and native plant species in Germany and its consequences for native biodiversity. Biol. Conservation 137:248-253. Note: mentions hybrids between native Mentha suaveolens and introduced M. spicata
  4. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. 1989-
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
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  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  9. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
  10. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. 1993
  11. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  16. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  17. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. 1996-
  18. Silva, L. et al. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). 2005 http://www.azores.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/3E255F0D-6AFD-4EF8-974D-CF920B5F933E/126780/42_Pteridophyta_Spermatophyta1.pdf
  19. Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. Mint: the genus Mentha. 2007 28-29. Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  21. Vermeulen, N. Encyclopaedia of Herbs. 1999 317. Note: Rebo Productions, Netherlands.
  22. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994- http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
apple mint –
pineapple mint –
round-leaf mint –
German
Apfelminze –
rundblättrige Minze –
Spanish
mastranzo –
Swedish
rundmynta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCentral 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (w.)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Romania
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile, Paraguay [Central]
Economic Uses
Environmental
Food additives
flavoring (fide Mansf Ency) –
Human food
beverage base (for preparing an herbal tea fide Mansf Ency) –


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