- Family: Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus: Mentha L.
Mentha aquatica L.
- Genus: Mentha L.
[FTEA]
Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Mentha, RM Harley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Type
- Lectotype, selected by Tucker, Harley & Fairbrothers in Taxon 29: 233–255 (1980): Europe, origin unknown, in Herb. Cliff. (BM!, lecto.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, 0.5–1.5 m tall, sweetly scented, often purple-tinged, with spreading rhizomes
- Morphology Stem
- Flowering stems erect, branched, quadrangular, glabrous to pubescent with whitish ± spreading to appressed hairs, and sparse sessile glands
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves petiolate; blades lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 2.4–6.3 × 1.1–3.6 cm, serrate, acute at apex, truncate to rounded or sometimes cuneate to attenuate at base, glabrous or subglabrous to pubescent with simple hairs on both surfaces, usually hairier on lower surface especially on veins, and with conspicuous sessile glands; petiole 0.5–1.4 cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences usually simple, and forming a terminal, often oblong head (thyrse), 1.4–2.3 cm diameter at anthesis, with 1–3 usually distant verticils below, from the axils of leaf-like bracts; upper bracts and bracteoles linear to narrowly linear-lanceolate, 1.5–4 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers pedicellate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx tubular, 2.6–3.7 mm long at anthesis, glabrous to pubescent and with sessile glands, tube conspicuously veined; lobes subequal, narrowly triangular to subulate, acute, (0.5–)0.7–1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla pale lilac or pink, up to 5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens usually long-exserted
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets pale brown, broadly ovoid to subtrigonous, 0.8–0.9 × 0.6–0.7 mm, finely verrucose, rarely shortly hairy toward apex
- Figures
- Fig 16, p114
- Ecology
- By water and in marshes; 1100–2150 m (often at lower altitudes in temperate regions)
- Conservation
- Least concern; widely distributed
- Note
- Leaf shape is very variable: glabrous specimens and those with rather small, narrow leaves are not uncommon. All specimens examined from the Flora area have hermaphrodite flowers with exserted anthers. Individuals with functionally female flowers, with included stamens, occur widely elsewhere.
- Distribution
- Range: South through Central Africa to Malawi and South Africa, widely distributed in temperate regions of the Old World, from Europe and N Africa eastwards to the Caucasus and Iran Flora districts: U2 U4 K3 K4 T1 T3 T4 T7
Native to:
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia, Zambia
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Chile Central, Chile North, Costa Rica, Iceland, Illinois, Juan Fernández Is., Mexico Northwest, New York, St.Helena, Trinidad-Tobago
- Marrubium aquaticum (L.) Uspenski
- Mentha acuta Opiz
- Mentha acutata Opiz
- Mentha adspersa Moench
- Mentha affinis Boreau
- Mentha aquatica f. aquatica Wimm. & Grab.
- Mentha aquatica var. citrata (Ehrh.) W.C.Werner
- Mentha aquatica var. subdentata Jancic
- Mentha aquatica var. subspicata (Weihe ex Fresen.) Benth.
- Mentha aromatica Opiz ex Déségl.
- Mentha augusta Opiz ex Déségl.
- Mentha auneticensis Opiz
- Mentha aurita Weihe ex Fresen.
- Mentha avellinii Tod. ex Bertol.
- Mentha avellinii Tod. ex Lojac.
- Mentha brachiata Weihe ex Fresen.
- Mentha bugulifolia Weihe ex Fresen.
- Mentha calaminthifolia (Vis.) Heinr.Braun
- Mentha cetica Heinr.Braun
- Mentha chaixii Strail
- Mentha citrata Ehrh.
- Mentha cordata Jan ex Nyman
- Mentha crenatodentata Strail
- Mentha denticulata Strail
- Mentha deseglisei Malinv.
- Mentha dubia Chaix ex Vill.
- Mentha dunensis Strail
- Mentha duriuscula (Haw. ex Spach) Trautm.
- Mentha elongata (Pérard) Heinr.Braun
- Mentha eriantha K.Koch
- Mentha glomerata Stokes
- Mentha grandidentata Strail
- Mentha hirsuta Huds.
- Mentha hirta Caldas
- Mentha hybrida Aresch.
- Mentha hygrophila Topitz
- Mentha hystrix Heinr.Braun
- Mentha incisoserrata Strail
- Mentha intermedia Host
- Mentha intricata Debeaux
- Mentha lateovata Strail
- Mentha latifolia Nolte ex Hornem.
- Mentha limicola Strail
- Mentha limnetes (Topitz) Trautm.
- Mentha limosa (Schur) Heinr.Braun
- Mentha littoralis Strail
- Mentha lloydii Boreau
- Mentha lloydii var. opaca Topitz
- Mentha lobeliana (Becker) Heinr.Braun
- Mentha macrocephala Strail
- Mentha microcephala Strail
- Mentha nederheimensis Strail
- Mentha nigrescens Weihe ex Fresen.
- Mentha obliqua Raf.
- Mentha obtuseserrata Opiz ex Malinv.
- Mentha obtusifolia Opiz ex Déségl.
- Mentha odorata Sole
- Mentha origanoides Ten.
- Mentha origanoides Lej. ex Fingerh.
- Mentha ortmanniana Opiz
- Mentha paludosa Sole
- Mentha palustris Mill.
- Mentha pireana Strail
- Mentha polyanthetica (Topitz) Trautm.
- Mentha probabilis Schur
- Mentha purpurea Host
- Mentha pyrifolia Heinr.Braun
- Mentha pyrifolia A.Kern.
- Mentha ramosissima Strail
- Mentha ranina Opiz
- Mentha rauscheri Topitz
- Mentha riparia Lej. ex Malinv.
- Mentha riparia Schreb.
- Mentha rudaeana Opiz
- Mentha sativa Sm.
- Mentha soleana Strail
- Mentha stagnalis Topitz
- Mentha stolonifera Opiz
- Mentha subspicata Weihe ex Fresen.
- Mentha subthermalis Trautm.
- Mentha tinantiana Lej. ex Malinv.
- Mentha trojana Heinr.Braun
- Mentha umbrosa Opiz
- Mentha urticifolia Ten.
- Mentha viennensis Opiz
- Mentha weiheana Opiz
- Mentha weissenburgensis F.W.Schultz ex Nyman
Mentha aquatica L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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Bornmüller [2167], Hungary | K000494824 | |||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 238], United Kingdom | K000914349 | |||
Waisbecker, A. [2653], Hungary | K000494823 | |||
Barth, J. [s.n.], Switzerland | K000494825 | |||
Day, C.D. [927], Turkey | K000341616 | |||
Sole, W. [s.n.] | K000494815 | |||
Sole, W. [s.n.] | K000494816 | |||
Boutigny, J.F.D. [s.n.] | K000494817 | |||
Boutigny, J.F.D. [s.n.], France | K000494818 | |||
Borbas, V. [1755], Hungary | K000494822 | |||
Borbas, V. [1754], Hungary | K000494820 | |||
Borbas, V. [2571], Hungary | K000494819 | |||
Wirtgen, P. [123], Germany | K000494826 | |||
Wirtgen, P. [123], Germany | K000494827 | |||
Oborny, A. [1752], Czech Republic | K000494821 |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 576 (1753)
Accepted by
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- Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
- Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
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- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae) Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933.
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- Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2004). Liste de la Flore vasculaire de l'île Robinson Crusoe archipel Juan Fernández, Chili Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 24: 67-78.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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