Mentha spicata subsp spicata

• Botanical Name : Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata
• Synonyms : Mentha viridis L.
• Common Name : Pudina, Mint
• Plant Family : Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 5, 8, 19, 20, 27
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra

About Mentha spicata subsp spicata Plant :

• Habit : A small herb with suckers.
• Stem : Erect, square-shaped.
• Leaves : Opposite, oblong lanceolate, coarsely dentate-serrate, dark-green.
• Inflorescence : Verticillaster
• Flowers :
  • Flowers borne in slender spikes which are generally continuous, purplish, bracteates, bracts linear to lanceolate.
  • Calyx having sepal cup bell-shaped, subglabrous, teeth triangular-lanceolate.
  • Corolla with petals unequal, tip notched.
  • Ovary brown, glabrous.
• Fruit : Nutlets brown, ovoid, sparsely glandular.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : July - September
• Significance : It is mainly cultivated for its aromatic leaves which are used as a condiment and boiled with tea for pleasant taste.