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Also Known As	mint family • Labiatae

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mint Leonotis woundwort Phlomis Plectranthus dead nettle false dragonhead mountain mint Ocimum mint bush Orobanchaceae Plantaginaceae Oleaceae Bignoniaceae Acanthaceae Verbenaceae Gesneriaceae Scrophulariaceae unicorn plant Boraginaceae

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