Mentha spicata: 1 definition

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Mentha spicata means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Mentha spicata L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Mentha cordifolia auct., Mentha crispa L., Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd., Mentha longifolia auct. non (L.) Huds., Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. var. mollissima (Borkh.) Rouy, Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. var. undulata (Willd.) Fiori, Mentha pudina Buch.-Ham. ex Benth., Mentha spicata L. var. longifolia L., Mentha spicata L. var. spicata, Mentha spicata var. viridis Linnaeus, Mentha sylvestris L., Mentha viridis L., Mentha viridis (Linnaeus) Linnaeus.

References regarding Mentha spicata L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum (1763)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1830)
· Taxon (1980)
· Cytologia (1981)
· Revue de Cytologie et de Biologie Végétales, le Botaniste (1981)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Cytologia (1992)
· Taxon (1994)
· Thaiszia (1997)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.