Mentha sativa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 805. 1763, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in Europa australi." RCN: 4206.

Replaced synonym: Mentha verticillata L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 238, f. 14. 1980): Miller, Herb. Linn. No. 730.13 (LINN) .

Current name: Mentha verticillata L. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: An illegitimate replacement name for M. verticillata L. (1759) .