Mentha royleana Wall.

Menthe à longues feuilles (fr), Menthe à feuilles longues (fr), Menthe des bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Mentha

Characteristics

A herb. It is slender and the leaves are narrow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Usage

The leaves are used in cooking, for chutney and as a herbal tea.
Uses medicinal tea
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Distribution

Mentha royleana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451081-1
WFO ID wfo-0000241309
COL ID 3ZS8T
BDTFX ID 42206
INPN ID 108152
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mentha royleana Mentha longifolia var. albata Mentha longifolia var. cosmiostachya Mentha longifolia var. huegeliana Mentha longifolia var. kashmiriana Mentha longifolia var. oxeilema Mentha longifolia var. ehrenbergii Mentha royleana subsp. modesta Mentha royleana subsp. hymalaiensis Mentha longifolia subsp. royleana Mentha longifolia subsp. hymalaiensis Mentha longifolia subsp. modesta Mentha sylvestris var. royleana

Lower taxons

Mentha royleana var. afghanica Mentha royleana var. detonsa Mentha royleana var. royleana Mentha royleana var. glabra Mentha royleana var. gilgitica