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Enriched botanical record

Mentha longifolia

Mentha longifolia (L.) L.

Also indexed asBiblical mintHorse MintMenta SelvaticaMenthe SylvestreMenthe à Longues FeuillesRoss-MinzeRoß-Minzegråmynta
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
Use categories7
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
Scientific name with authorshipMentha longifolia (L.) L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Mentha caerulescens Opiz ex Déségl.Mentha candicans Crantz, 1769Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.Mentha longifolia var. cooperi BriquetMentha longifolia var. cooperi Briquet ex CookeMentha longifolia var. longifoliaMentha mellifluens Heinr.Braun & TopitzMentha nepetifolia Lej. ex Malinv.Mentha serrata Déségl., 1882Mentha spicata subsp. longifolia (L.) TacikMentha spicata subsp. longifolia Tacik ex TowpaszMentha spicata var. longifolia L.Mentha sylvestris subsp. tomentosa Wimm. & Grab.Mentha sylvestris var. candicans Benth., 1848Mentha sylvestris var. incana (Willd.) K.KochMentha vermiciformis OpizMentha vermiciformis Opiz ex Déségl., 1882Mentha veroniciformis Strail, 1882Mentha virgultorum Déségl., 1882

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier450735-1
Use codesEU GS HF IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Mentha longifolia.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.