Genus Mentha L.


Summary
Genus number:
7464
Last updated:
24 January 2017
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Common name(s):

mint
Accession count:

524 (519  active, 405  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

Subdivisions of Mentha L.
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References:
  1. Bräuchler, C. et al. 2010. Molecular phylogeny of Menthinae (Labiatae, Nepetoideae, Mentheae)—taxonomy, biogeography and conflicts. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 55:501-523.
  2. Bunsawat, J. et al. 2004. Phylogenetics of Mentha (Lamiaceae): evidence from chloroplast DNA sequences. Syst. Bot. 29:959-964. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  3. Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. In: Lawrence, B. M., ed., Mint: the genus Mentha 1-40. Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=7464. Accessed 5 June 2024.