Photo: Elsholtzia ciliata 6.

Photo: Elsholtzia ciliata 6.

Flower and leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.


Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hylander
Engl.: crested latesummer mint, Vietnamese balm, Vietnamese mint.
Deu.: Vietnamesische Melisse, Echte Kamminze, Kamminze.
Suom.: helttaminttu.
Sven.: kammynta.
Bot. syn.: Elsholtzia cristata Willd., Elsholtzia patrinii (Lepech.) Garcke, Hyssopus ocymifolius Lam., Mentha cristata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Mentha ovata Cav., Perilla polystachya D. Don, Sideritis ciliata Thunb.