Melissa

Melissa officinalis

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. (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. 2014. Melissa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 July 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Melissa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 July 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Melissa. Published online. Accessed: July 4 2014.

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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