Mentha cunninghamii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha cunninghamii

Mentha cunninghamii (Benth.) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 174 (1848).

Basionym
- Micromeria cunninghamii Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 730 (1835).
Heterotypic
- Mentha consimils Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 264 (1885 publ. 1886).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Ausgtralasia Regional: New Zealand Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Allan, H.H.B. 1961. Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. 1085 pp., Government Printer Publications, Wellington. ISBN 0-477-01056-3. Online version Internet Archive, Lending Library Google Books. Reference page.
Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988. Flora of New Zealand. Volume IV: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Christchurch: Botany Division, LXVIII, 1365 pp., ISBN 0-477-02529-3. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha cunninghamii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Mentha cunninghamii. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mentha cunninghamii. Accessed: Dec 13 2025.Reference page.