Mentha sylvestris Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 804. 1763, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in Dania, Germania, Anglia, Gallia." RCN: 4199.

Replaced synonym: Mentha spicata L. var. longifolia L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 234, f. 3. 1980): Herb. Burser XIII: 9 (UPS) .

Current name: Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: This is an illegitimate replacement name for Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson (1762), itself based on Mentha spicata var. longifolia L. (1753) .