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Mentha sp.

Scientific name: Mentha sp.
Botanical family: LAMIACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Saint Martin:

  • mant

Martinique:

  • mant

Guadeloupe:

  • mant
  • mant

Dominica:

  • peppermint

Cuba:

  • toronjil
  • toronjil de menta

Panama:

  • yerba buena

Venezuela:

  • yerba buena

Botanical description

Perennial aromatic herb.  Stems erect or ascending, 30-90 cm long, branched, glabrous; leaves lanceolate, acute, blade punctate; flowers in large terminal spikes, 2.5-7.5 cm long, the ones at the sides being longer than the one in the middle, calyx glabrous, with acute teeth, usually ciliate; corolla purple, rarely white, glabrous.

The typical botanical description may vary due to the existence of varieties within the species.

Voucher(s)

Jiménez,1505,JBSD Gimenez,275710-38,VEN Soberats,TR90-09,CIFMT FLORPAN,s/n,PMA


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.2

References

Disclaimer

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