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Mentha spicata was first described scientifically by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [2] The epithet spicata means 'bearing a spike'. [14] The species has two accepted subspecies, each of which has acquired a large number of synonyms: [2] [3] [4] Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet – eastern Mediterranean, from Italy to Egypt
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
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In Cuba and the Philippines, yerba buena generally refers to Mentha nemorosa, a popular plant also known as large apple mint, foxtail mint, hairy mint, woolly mint or, simply, Cuban mint. [citation needed] In Puerto Rico, Clinopodium vimineum (formerly Satureja viminea), is sometimes called yerba buena. [citation needed]
Albala, Ken (2006). Cooking in Europe, 1250–1650.Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33096-4.; Boulestin, Marcel (1936).Myself, My Two Countries ...
Mentha × gracilis (syn. Mentha × gentilis L.; syn. Mentha cardiaca (S.F. Gray) Bak.) is a hybrid mint species within the genus Mentha, a sterile hybrid between Mentha arvensis (cornmint) and Mentha spicata (native spearmint). It is cultivated for its essential oil, used to flavour spearmint chewing gum. [1]
Mentha crispa may refer to two different species of plants: Mentha crispa L. , a taxonomic synonym for spearmint ( Mentha spicata ) Mentha crispa Ten. , a taxonomic synonym for horse mint ( Mentha longifolia )