Species Mentha longifolia
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Etymology of Mentha:
Latin name for mint, from the nymph Minthe, mistress of Pluto, daughter of Cocytus, who was turned into mint by the jealous Proserpine. Old English minte.
Etymology of longifolia:
From the Latin longus = ‘long’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’
Scientific name:
Mentha longifolia (L.) L.
Common names:
Wildekruisement
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Fl. Monsp. (Linnaeus) 19 (1756)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1756
Straggling, aromatic shrublet to 150 cm, usually coarsely hairy. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, sometimes sparsely toothed. Flowers crowded in spike-like, terminal verticils, white to mauve. Nov.--Apr. Along rivers or seeps, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (southern and northern Africa to Europe).
Observations of Taxon
Mentha longifolia subsp. polyadena
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Mentha longifolia
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Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
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Date observed unknown
Collection:
Mentha longifolia
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
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Date observed unknown
Mentha longifolia
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Name of observer:
Katryn van Heerden (David)
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Date observed unknown