| Accepted name: |
Mentha spicata L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Mentha crispa L.
-Mentha spicata L. var. viridis L.
-Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson
-Mentha viridis L.
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| English names: |
Spearmint
Spearmint
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| French names: |
Menthe à épis
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMENSP
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The essential oil is mainly used for flavouring chewing gum and tooth paste(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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