Mentha diemenica
| Slender mint | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. diemenica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentha diemenica Sprengel | |
Mentha diemenica is known by the common name of slender mint. The species is named after Van Diemen's Land, which is now called Tasmania.[1] It is a mint species within the genus Mentha, native not only to Tasmania but also to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.[2]
References
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology. III M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1659.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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