Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Lamiaceae Martinov
Mentha x rotundifolia ( L.) Huds.
, legitimate , named hybrid
Hudson, W. (1762) , Flora Anglica Edn. 1 :
221
[comb. et stat. nov.]
basionym:
Mentha spicata var. x rotundifolia L.
legitimate
Black, J.M. (1929) , Additions and Corrections. Flora of South Australia 4 :
698
[secondary reference]
common name:
Round-leaved Mint
[n/a]
Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957) , Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4 :
731-732
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Mentha spicata var. x rotundifolia L.
legitimate
common name:
Apple-scented Mint
[n/a]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970) , Flora of the Australian Capital Territory :
314
[secondary reference]
Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992) , Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3 :
632
[secondary reference]
common name:
Round-leaved Mint
[n/a]
common name:
Apple Mint
[n/a]
Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999) , Lamiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4 :
426, Fig. 82h
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Mentha spicata var. x rotundifolia L.
legitimate
common name:
Apple Mint
[n/a]
APC Comment:
A fertile hybrid between Mentha longifolia and M. suaveolens .
APC Dist.:
SA (naturalised), Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009) , PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online :
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[secondary reference]