Melissa

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: Salviinae
Genus: Melissa
Species: M. axillaris – M. flava – M. officinalis – M. yunnanensis

Name

Melissa L., Sp. Pl.: 592 (1753).

Type species: Melissa officinalis L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Mutelia Gren. ex Mutel, Fl. Franç. Herbor. 3: 21 (1836).

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 592. Reference page.

Additional references

Drew, B.T. & Sytsma, K.J. 2011. Testing the Monophyly and Placement of Lepechinia in the Tribe Mentheae (Lamiaceae). Systematic Botany 36(4): 1038–1049. DOI: 10.1600/036364411X605047 PDF Reference page. Places this genus in Salviinae.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melissa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melissa. Published online. Accessed: October 2 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melissa. Accessed: 2 October 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Melissa. 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 October 2. Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская: меліса
български: маточина
català: Melissa
čeština: Meduňka
Deutsch: Melisse
English: Lemon Balm
español: Melisa, toronjil
suomi: Melissat
français: Mélisse
italiano: Melissa
日本語: レモンバーム
lietuvių: Melisa
latviešu: Melisa
português: Erva cidreira
русский: мелисса

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