Mentha × rotundifolia (L.) Huds.

First published in Fl. Angl.: 221 (1762)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Macaronesia, NW. Africa, Europe to Central Asia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is M. longifolia × M. suaveolens.

Distribution

Native to:

Altay, Belgium, France, Italy, Kirgizstan, Morocco, Spain, Turkey, Turkmenistan

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bermuda, Brazil South, Canary Is., Chile South, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Georgia, Great Britain, Gulf of Guinea Is., Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Poland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stace, C.A., Preston, C.D. & Pearman, D.A. (2015). Hybrid flora of the British isles: 1-501. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.
  • Van Heurck, H. & De Beucker, J.I. (1861). Antwerpsche Analytische Flora 1: 1-192. Drukkerij der weduwe Jos. Van Ishoven, Antwerpen.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Van Heurck, H. & De Beucker, J.I. (1861). Antwerpsche Analytische Flora 1: 1-192. Drukkerij der weduwe Jos. Van Ishoven, Antwerpen.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Topitz, A. [s.n.] Austria K000494879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sennen, F. [4498] France K000494866 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] K000494870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Timbal-Lagrave, P.M.E. [s.n.] France K000494875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Topitz, A. [s.n.] Austria K000494878 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tenore, M. [s.n.] K000494871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boutigny, J.F.D. [s.n.] France K000494869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schultz, F. [1114] France K000494873 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sennen, F. [4511] Spain K000494865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sennen, F. [4511] Spain K000494864 Unknown Type Material Yes
Topitz, A. [s.n.] Austria K000494877 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sennen, F.; Gonzalo [5532] Spain K000494868 Unknown Type Material Yes
Secoudaise, F. [s.n.] France K000494867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tenore, M. [s.n.] K000494872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boullu, A. [1290] France K000494874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barth, J. [s.n.] Romania K000494876 Unknown Type Material Yes
McArthur, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × rotundifolia var. webberi K000494861 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webber, D.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × rotundifolia var. webberi K000494862 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × rotundifolia var. webberi K000494860 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webber, D.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × rotundifolia var. webberi K000494863 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

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