Mentha citrata Ehrh.

First published in Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 7: 150 (1792)
This name is a synonym of Mentha aquatica

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. [Cited as Mentha × piperita.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Mentha × piperita.]
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics. [Cited as Mentha × piperita.]
  • Tucker, A.O. (2012). Personal communication on Mentha Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources Delaware State University, Dover, U.S.A. [Cited as Mentha aquatica.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah. [Cited as Mentha × citrata.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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