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−==Taxonomy==
−{{Taxbox
−| color = IndianRed
−| regnum = [[Plantae]]
−| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
−| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
−| genus = '''''Mentha'''''
−| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
−| subdivision_ranks = Species
−| subdivision = See text
−}}
*[http://www.crnindia.com/commodity/menthaoil.html Mentha/Mentha oil as a commodity traded in India]
−*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7464 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Mentha'']
−*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Mentha&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK=species Flora Europaea: ''Mentha'']
−*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=120248 Flora of China: ''Mentha'']
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MENTH United States Department of Agriculture (Online Reference)]
−*[http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mints-39.html Botanical.com entry on Mint]
−*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_name.php?ALLNAMES=Mentha Plants For a Future: Mentha genus search page]
{{Plantbox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| color = IndianRed
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Mint
| common_names = Mint
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| name = ''Mentha''
| name = ''Mentha''
| image = Mentha longifolia 2005.08.02 09.53.56.jpg
| image = Mentha longifolia 2005.08.02 09.53.56.jpg
−| image_width = 240px
+| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''Mentha longifolia''
| image_caption = ''Mentha longifolia''
+| regnum = Plantae
+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
+| classis = Magnoliopsida
+| ordo = Lamiales
+| familia = Lamiaceae
+| genus = Mentha
+| species =
+| subspecies =
+| cultivar =
}}
}}
'''''Mentha''''' ('''mint''') is a [[genus]] of about 25 [[species]] (and many hundreds of [[Variety (botany)|varieties]]<ref name="OxfordCompanion">{{cite book |last=Davidson |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan_Davidson_%28food_writer%29 |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-211579-0 |pages=508}}</ref>) of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]] (Mint Family). Species within Mentha have a wide distribution around the world due to its usefulness. Several mint [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s commonly occur.
'''''Mentha''''' ('''mint''') is a [[genus]] of about 25 [[species]] (and many hundreds of [[Variety (botany)|varieties]]<ref name="OxfordCompanion">{{cite book |last=Davidson |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan_Davidson_%28food_writer%29 |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-211579-0 |pages=508}}</ref>) of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]] (Mint Family). Species within Mentha have a wide distribution around the world due to its usefulness. Several mint [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s commonly occur.
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Harvesting of mint leaves can be done at anytime. Fresh mint leaves should be used immediately or stored up to a couple of days in plastic bags within a refrigerator. Optionally, mint can be frozen in ice cube trays. Dried mint leaves should be stored in an airtight container placed in a cool, dark, dry area.<ref name="HerbsSpicesFlavorings">{{cite book |last=Ortiz |first=Elisabeth |authorlink=Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz |title=The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices & Flavorings |year=1992 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |location=London |isbn=1-56458-065-2 |pages=36-37}}</ref>
Harvesting of mint leaves can be done at anytime. Fresh mint leaves should be used immediately or stored up to a couple of days in plastic bags within a refrigerator. Optionally, mint can be frozen in ice cube trays. Dried mint leaves should be stored in an airtight container placed in a cool, dark, dry area.<ref name="HerbsSpicesFlavorings">{{cite book |last=Ortiz |first=Elisabeth |authorlink=Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz |title=The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices & Flavorings |year=1992 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |location=London |isbn=1-56458-065-2 |pages=36-37}}</ref>
−==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
−==See also==
==See also==
==External links==
==External links==
−*[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Mentha Medicinal use of mint in Armenia]
*[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Mentha Medicinal use of mint in Armenia]
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