Herbarium specimen: Mentha gentilis var. gracilis
| Taxon: | Lamiaceae: Mentha gentilis var. gracilis |
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| Filed in taxon folder: | Lamiaceae: Mentha gentilis var. gracilis |
| Collected by: | William Sole |
| Locality: | |
| ex herb: | George Bentham Forsyth |
| Institution: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K) |
| Accession number: | K001026866 |
| Image: © Kew |  |
| collector's number: | 17 |
| fruits/flowers: | mature flowers |
| notes: | Purchased 1835 [Note in the hand of Fraser:] Here is the grievance. This Gentilis of mine is so unfortunate as not to correspond with a certain Gentilis published by Mr Sowerby - some time before my work came out - Therefore Dr Smith says it is a Strange Variety about 6 removes off the true Plant - Whereas it is the only Mint extant that has the grand characteristic quality of the true Gentilis namely the strong Basil Scent aye but scent goes for nothing - unless where he wants it. |
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Documented by xmhcman on 12th September 2014.
