Mentha spicata L. var. crispa Ridd. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Mentha

Section:

Mentha

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Nepetoideae

Tribe:

Mentheae

Subtribe:

Menthinae

Nomen number:

313237

Place of publication:

J. Bot. 45(suppl.):84. 1907

Comment:

= Mentha spicata 'Crispa'
Riddelsdell cited “var. crispa Hook.”, which traces back to M. viridis var. crispa in Hooker’s Student fl. Brit. Isl., ed. 3:316 (1884); he also followed Britten & Rendle's List Brit. seed-pl. ferns 22 (1907), which listed M. viridis as a synonym of M. spicata; taken together, these constitute an indirect reference to the description for the M. viridis var. crispa Benth., nom. illeg., adopted by Hooker (Shenzhen ICN 38.13); Riddelsdell's name is an illegitimate nom. nov. because the epithet crispata should have been adopted and under Shenzhen ICN 7.5 and 7.8, M. spicata var. crispa is typified by the type of M. crispata

Verified:

06/28/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

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Reference(s)

Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: mentions a Mentha spicata 'Crispii' & 'Crispata'
Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: attributes authorship to Benth.
Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. Mint: the genus Mentha 1:27. Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: cites Mentha crispata Schrad. (listed as synonym by Benth.)

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