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Mentha L.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
ICN
Mentha L.
genus
Mentha

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Labiatae
Mentha

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Mentha L.

Infl. of whorled fls, us. in bracted spikes. Calyx 10-15-nerved, teeth nearly equal; corolla-tube short, lobes 4, nearly equal. Stamens 4, ± equal, mostly exserted. Nutlets ovoid, smooth. Perennial rhizomatous or stoloniferous herbs, with us. 4-angled stems and branches and fragrant opp. or whorled simple lvs. Some 30 spp., mostly of temperate regions, the N.Z. sp. endemic.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Mentha L.

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Mentha L.
Mentha L.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Mentha L.
Mentha L.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Lamiaceae
Mentha L.
Mentha
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Mentha L.
Labiatae Juss.
Mentha L.
Mentha L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Mentha L.

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Mentha L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Mentha L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Mentha L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
1 Link to an external page
Mentha L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
1 Link to an external page
Mentha L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Mentha L.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
1 Link to an external page
Mentha L.
United Kingdom
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b22dca64-6a5c-4645-9dae-931251027c19
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
25 September 2015
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