Nepeta melissifolia

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: Nepetinae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta melissifolia

Name

Nepeta melissifolia Lam., Encycl. 1(2): 711. 1 Aug 1785. (as “Melissaefolia”)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glechoma melissifolia (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518. 1891.

Homonyms

• Nepeta melissifolia Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 115. 1806 (as “melissaefolia”), nom. illeg. = Nepeta grandiflora M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 42. 1808.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Nepeta melissifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Nepeta melissifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Apr 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Nepeta melissifolia. Published online. Accessed: 2 Apr 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nepeta melissifolia. Accessed: 2 Apr 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Nepeta melissifolia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 2.