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 × rotundifolia (L.) Huds.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Mentha longifolia x suaveolensMentha longifolia × suaveolensMentha nouletiana var. gallica Briq.Mentha spicata var. rotundifolia L.Mentha sylvestris var. niliaca (Jacq.) NymanMentha viridis var. cana Lej. & CourtoisMentha xrotundifolia (L.) Huds.Mentha ×ambigua PersonnatMentha ×anglica Déségl.Mentha ×burckhardtiana OpizMentha ×clandestina (Wirtg.) Heinr.BraunMentha ×fragrans C.PreslMentha ×halleri Dierb.Mentha ×microstachys Timb.-Lagr.Mentha ×microstachys Timb.-Lagr. ex Heinr.BraunMentha ×niliaca Jacq.Mentha ×niliaca var. lurida Briq.Mentha ×niliaca var. melaneilema Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia f. ambigua PérardMentha ×rotundifolia f. clandestina (Wirtg.) PérardMentha ×rotundifolia f. cordifolia TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia f. exstans TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia f. genuina Heinr.BraunMentha ×rotundifolia f. pachystachya TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia f. rugosa PérardMentha ×rotundifolia f. thierseana TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia var. apodysa Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. bella Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. brachytricha Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. clandestina Wirtg.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. crematophylla TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia var. expallens Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. fragrans Heinr.BraunMentha ×rotundifolia var. microdonta Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. psilostachya TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia var. rugosa Wirtg.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. segorbensis TopitzMentha ×rotundifolia var. semeiodes Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. trevirani Briq.Mentha ×rotundifolia var. variegata GrayMentha ×rugosa Gaterau, 1789Mentha ×villosa f. burckhardtiana (Opiz) TopitzMentha ×villosa var. wirtgeniana Rouy
Documented use categories
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 identifier451079-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.