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Mentha (mint)

Taxonomy
Mentha was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Mentha spicata.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Mentha Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusMentha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Mentha Linnaeus 1753 [mint]
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Mentha aquatica Linnaeus 1753
Mentha arvensis Linnaeus 1753
Mentha canadensis Linnaeus 1753
Mentha canariensis Linnaeus 1753
Mentha cervina Linnaeus 1753
Mentha crispa Linnaeus 1753
Mentha gentilis Linnaeus 1753
Mentha piperita Linnaeus 1753
Mentha pulegium Linnaeus 1753
Mentha spicata Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Mentha pulegium (23025 23618)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Mentha sp. (24100 24286)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringia) Mentha longifolia, Mentha pulegium (22778) Mentha rotundifolia (22781)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringen) Mentha aquatica (22783)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Mentha aquatica (164904 164905 164917)