Article Nº 2360 Plant Vol. II · p. 685
Mentastro
Vernacular name for several Lamiaceae plants in Madeira, notably Mentha rotundifolia of stream beds and levadas.
The vernacular name of Cedronella triphylla, Mentha aquatica and M. rotundifolia, plants of the family Labiatae. The last of these species, which is distinguished by its strong, unpleasant smell and its reticulate-rugose, crenate leaves, grows in stream beds and near levadas (irrigation channels).