Nepeta cataria

Nepeta cataria

Nepeta cataria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Nepetinae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta cataria

Name

Nepeta cataria L., Sp. Pl.: 570 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nepeta vulgaris Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 398 (1779), nom. superfl.
  • Cataria vulgaris Gaterau, Descr. Pl. Montauban: 105 (1789).
  • Glechoma cataria (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Nepeta minor Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
  • Cataria tomentosa Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 78 (1782), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Nepeta americana Vitman, Summa Pl. 3: 419 (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Nepeta tomentosa Vitman, Summa Pl. 3: 419 (1789).
  • Nepeta mollis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 78 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Nepeta cataria var. citriodora Dumoulin ex Lej., Rev. Fl. Spa: 114 (1825).
  • Nepeta macrura Ledeb. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 729 (1825).
  • Nepeta citriodora (Dumoulin ex Lej.) Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 47 (1827).
  • Nepeta ruderalis Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 643 (1879), nom. illeg.
  • Glechoma macrura (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
  • Calamintha albiflora Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 14: 181 (1904).
  • Nepeta bodinieri Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 14: 172 (1904).
  • Nepeta ceretana Sennen, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 15: 29 (1931).
  • Nepeta laurentii Sennen, Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 32: 20 (1933 publ. 1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland (introduced), Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco (doubtful. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, West Siberia. Regional: Russian Far East Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye (introduced). Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, Xinjiang. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Tasmania. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Subarctic America Alaska. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Western South America Colombia. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 570. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Aedo, C. 2010. Nepeta. Pp. 455–477 in Castroviejo, S.†, Morales, R., Quintanar, A., Cabezas, F., Pujadas, A. & Cirujano, S. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XII. Verbenaceae − Labiatae − Callitrichaceae. liv + 650 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-09041-8. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Nepeta cataria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Nepeta cataria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Nepeta cataria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Nepeta cataria. Published online. Accessed: May 04 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: قطرم حقيقي
azərbaycanca: Adi pişiknanəsi
bosanski: Macina trava
català: Herba gatera
čeština: Šanta kočičí
чӑвашла: Кушак пӳсĕр курăкĕ
Cymraeg: Mintys y gath
dansk: Almindelig katteurt
Deutsch: Echte Katzenminze
English: Catnip
español: Hierba de los gatos
eesti: Harilik naistenõges
فارسی: نعنای گربه‌ای
suomi: Aitokissanminttu
français: Cataire
galego: Herba gateira
hrvatski: Prava mačja metvica
magyar: Illatos macskamenta
Bahasa Indonesia: Kucingan
한국어: 개박하
lietuvių: Paprastoji katžolė
latviešu: Kaķumētra
Nederlands: Wild kattenkruid
norsk: Kattemynte
polski: Kocimiętka właściwa
português do Brasil: Erva-dos-gatos
português: Erva-gateira
русский: Котовник кошачий
slovenčina: Kocúrnik obyčajný
slovenščina: Mačja meta
svenska: Kattmynta
Türkçe: Kedi nanesi
Tiếng Việt: Bạc hà mèo
中文: 貓薄荷

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