Mentha diemenica
| Slender mint | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. diemenica
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| Binomial name | |
| 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]
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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