Common name
English: Apple mint, Bigleaf mint
German: Apfelminze, Rundblättrige Minze
Mandarin: 圆叶薄荷 (yuan ye bo he)
Portuguese: Hortelã-brava, Mentastro
English: Apple mint, Bigleaf mint
German: Apfelminze, Rundblättrige Minze
Mandarin: 圆叶薄荷 (yuan ye bo he)
Portuguese: Hortelã-brava, Mentastro
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(family description)
Genus: Mentha (5)
Epithet: suaveolens Ehrh. (4)
Synonym: Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (pro sp.)
rotundifolia => referring to the rounded leaves
suaveolens => fragrant, sweet-smelling
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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