Melittis melissophyllum

Melittis melissophyllum

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: Lamioideae
Tribus: Stachydeae
Genus: Melittis
Species: Melittis melissophyllum
Subspecies: M. m. subsp. albida – M. m. subsp. carpatica – M. m. subsp. melissophyllum

Name

Melittis melissophyllum L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melittis melissifolium Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 87 (1796), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium†, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Ukraine Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 597. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melittis melissophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Melittis melissophyllum. 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 Apr 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Melittis melissophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melittis melissophyllum. Published online. Accessed: Apr 02 2022.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Çin remanniyası
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Кадзіла сармацкае
беларуская: Кадзіла сармацкае
català: Melissa borda
čeština: medovník meduňkolistý
Deutsch: Immenblatt
English: bastard balm
español: Toronjil silvestre
suomi: Mettisenmelittis
français: Mélitte à feuilles de mélisse
hrvatski: Medenika
hornjoserbsce: Rójnik
magyar: déli méhfű
italiano: Erba limona comune
lietuvių: Melisalapė medumėlė
Nederlands: Bijenblad
polski: miodownik melisowaty
português: betónia-bastarda, betónica-bastarda, cideira-bastarda, falsa-cidreira, melissa-bastarda
română: Dumbravnic
русский: Кадило
slovenčina: medúnka medovkolistá

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