Mint family
Photo of Menta X piperita, one of the most known labiatae
The labiatae family stands for about 3000 species of plants spread in the warm and temperate regions all over the world.
They are mainly grasses and shrubs, very fragrant and rich in medicinal properties, of great worth in natural medicine and pharmacopoeia.
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| Leaves (1): opposite | |
| Stems (2): square | |
| Flowers: | |
| Calyx (3): 5 teeth (sometimes 2) |
Dracocephalum grandiflorum |
| Corolla (4): bilabiate and tubular with 4 o 5 lobes: | |
| Stamens: 4 o 2 | |
| Ovary: superior |
Genera
Labiatae include about 200 genera. The most important are the following:
| ACINOS BALLOTA CALAMINTHA CLEONIA GALEOPSIS GLECOMA HORMINUM HYSSOPUS LAMIASTRUM LAVANDULA LEONORUS MELISSA MELITTIS | MENTA MICROMERIA MOLUCCELA PRASIUM PRUNELLA SALVIA SATUREJA SCUTELLARIA SIDERITIS ZIZIPHORA |
This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
