Melissa

Melissa officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I 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

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 592.

Drew, B.T. & Systema, 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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Melissa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 4.

Tropicos.org 2014. Melissa . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 4.

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
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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