Synonym(s)
Mint
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Genus of the family Laminiaceae; currently 15 species are described.
Example of important Mentha species:
- Mentha arvenis (field mint)
- Mentha aquatica (water mint)
- Mentha longifolia (horse mint)
- Mentha rotundofolia (round-leaved mint) are grouped together to form the subgenus Mentha
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles