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Genus: Mentha
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Lamiales
> Family: Lamiaceae
The 25 species are mainly found in temperate
regions of the Old World. Two species are native to southern Africa
and an additional five species and three hybrids are cultivated in
the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Mentha arvensis (Field mint)
Native to Eurasia.
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Mentha pulegium
(Pennyroyal)
Native to Europe and western Asia.
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Mentha spicata (Spearmint)
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Mentha suaveolens (Apple mint)
Native to southern and western Asia.
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Mentha villosa
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Mentha x gracilis
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Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
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Mentha x rotundifolia
(Round-leaved mint)
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