Pudina / Spearmint
Mentha spicata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mentha spicata
- Genus
- Mentha
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Europe
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated
- Found in India
- Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaves are 5–9 cm (2–3+1⁄2 in) long and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) broad, with a serrated margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“It is 30–100 cm (12–39 in) tall, with variably hairless to hairy stems and foliage, and a wide-spreading fleshy underground rhizome from which it grows.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pudina itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pudina itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पुदीना Pudina
- Nepali
- पुदिना Pudinaa, बाबरी Baabaree, पतिना Patinaa
- Telugu
- మెన్థి Menthi, పుదినా Pudina
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಪುದೀನ Bettada pudina
- Marathi
- पुदीना Pudina
About Pudina
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Spearmint (Mentha spicata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and 13 other states. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Pudina belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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