Calamintha

Calamintha is a genus of plants that belongs to the family Lamiaceae. There are about eight species in the genus (around 30 before revisions in taxonomy) which is native to the northern temperate regions of Europe, Asia and America.

Species

Calamintha acinos - a synonym for Acinos arvensis, the Basil Thyme
Calamintha alpina - a synonym for Acinos alpinus, the Alpine Calamint
Calamintha ascendens - a synonym for Calamintha sylvatica
Calamintha ashei
Calamintha baetica - a synonym for Calamintha sylvatica
Calamintha chinensis - a synonym for Clinopodium chinense
Calamintha clinopodium - a synonym for Clinopodium vulgare, the Wild Basil
Calamintha coccinea
Calamintha dentata
Calamintha exigua - a synonym for Acinos rotundifolius
Calamintha grandiflora - Large-Flowered Calamint, an ornamental plant.
Calamintha graveolens - a synonym for Acinos rotundifolius
Calamintha nepeta - Lesser Calamint,
Calamintha nepetoides - a synonym for Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta
Calamintha officinalis - a synonym for Calamintha sylvatica
Calamintha sylvatica, Common Calamint, a low-growing plant with a minty smell and lavender flowers. It prefers alkaline soil. The leaves can be used to make tea.
Calamintha sylvatica ascendens - an earlier name for Calamintha sylvatica
Calamintha umbrosa - a synonym for Clinopodium umbrosum
Calamintha vulgaris - a synonym for Clinopodium vulgare, The Wild Basil
Calamintha species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora albitarsella.

Translation

The word "Calamintha" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Bergminzen, Italian: Calamintha nepeta, Neapolitan: Calamintha nepeta, Polish: kalaminta.