Mentha cervina

Mentha cervina

Mentha cervina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha cervina

Name

Mentha cervina L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pulegium cervinum (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 3 (1768).
  • Preslia cervina (L.) Fresen., Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 238 (1828).
• Heterotypic
  • Mentha punctata Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 146 (1802).
  • Mentha multifida Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 318 (1812).
  • Preslia glabriflora Opiz, Naturalientausch 8: 88 (1824).
  • Preslia villiflora Opiz, Naturalientausch 8: 88 (1824).
  • Preslia cervina subvar. glabriflora (Opiz) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 595 (1881).
  • Preslia cervina subvar. villiflora (Opiz) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 595 (1881).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Regional: Macaronesia Azores Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain Extinct in: Italy Introduced into: Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 578. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mentha cervina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mentha cervina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mentha cervina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mentha cervina. Published online. Accessed: Apr 21 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mentha cervina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Cervinia Minze
English: Hart's Pennyroyal
español: Poleo de hoja estrecha
français: Preslie des cerfs
italiano: Menta cervina
português: Alecrim-do-rio, Erva-peixeira, Hortelã-dos-campos, Hortelã-crespa, Hortelã-dos-pântanos, Menta-peixeira

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