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Chemical Races Within the Genus Mentha L.

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Essential Oils and Waxes

Part of the book series: Modern Methods of Plant Analysis ((MOLMETHPLANT,volume 12))

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The genus Mentha belongs to the family Lamiaceae; it occurs in all five continents, although its native occurrence in the New World is restricted to a single species in the North. It is infrequent in the Tropics, and in Australia there are a number of species, with unclear relationships to the rest of the genus. Although the genus consists of approximately 25 species and rather fewer hybrids, one can find more than 900 binomials listed in the Index Kewensis.

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Kokkini, S. (1991). Chemical Races Within the Genus Mentha L.. In: Linskens, H.F., Jackson, J.F. (eds) Essential Oils and Waxes. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84023-4_4

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