Mentha diemenica
Mentha diemenica, or slender mint, is a mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.[1] The species is named after Van Diemen's Land, which is now called Tasmania.[2]
| Slender mint | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. diemenica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentha diemenica | |
See also
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology. Vol. III M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1659.
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