Clinopodium vimineum
(L.) Kuntze
Costa Rican mint bush
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Description
A shrub that keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are small and bright green.
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Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked. A strong, pennyroyal-like flavour and aroma, they are used as a flavouring. The leaves are used to make an aromatic tea.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for flavouring or for tea.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Jamaica, West Indies,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Jamaican mint bush, Serpentine savory, Shrubby savory
References (4)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 136 (As Satureja viminea)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 414 (As Micromeria obovata)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 245
- Lab. Gen. Et Sp. 381. 1834 (As Micromeria obovata)
