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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

483.0000 Family Lamiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 355 (1820), nom. cons., nom. alt.
243 genera, ca. 7800 spp.
Species listed in database: 7734; hybrids: 378
= Aegiphilaceae Raf.; Sylva Tellur.: 161 (1838)
= Ajugaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 375 (1843)
= Chloanthaceae Hutch.; Fam. Fl. Pl., ed. 2: 396 (1959)
= Glechomaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 288 (1820)
= Labiatae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 110 (1789), nom. cons.
= Melissaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 245 (1820)
= Melittidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 390 (1820)
= Menthaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot.: 969, 1095, 1106 (1835)
= Monardaceae Döll; Fl. Baden 2: 661 (1858)
= Nepetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 245 (1820)
= Salazariaceae F.A.Barkley; Phytologia 32: 304 (1975)
= Salviaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 245 (1820)
= Saturejaceae Döll; Fl. Baden 2: 664. med (1858)
= Scutellariaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 373 (1843)
= Siphonanthaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 87 (1838)
= Stachydaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 366 (1843)
= Symphoremataceae Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4(3): 13 (1849)
= Viticaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 106 (1789)
483.4341 Genus Melissa L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 592 (1753)
Distribution: Europe, Mediterranean, W-(incl. Caucasus) and Middle Asia, Himalayas, NE-India, Myanmar [Burma], S-China, Taiwan, Malesia
Species listed in database: 4
= Mutelia Gren. ex Mutel; Fl. Fr. 3: 21 (1836)
species :
Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f.; Fl. Jáv. 2: 629 (1965)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet; Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar (Chin); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Java
36 CHI TIB 38 TAI 40 BHU IND NEP 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Calamintha cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Nov. Sp. 8: 424 (1910)
= Geniosporum axillare Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 18 (1830)
= Melissa hirsuta Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 830 (1826), nom. illeg.
= Melissa longifolia Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 20 (1790), nom. nud.
= Melissa parviflora Benth.; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 65 (1830), nom. illeg.
= Melissa parviflora var. purpurea Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 228 (1911)
species :
Melissa flava Benth. ex Wall.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 65 (1830)
Distribution: Tibet; Nepal; N-India (Sikkim, Uttarakhand)
36 TIB 40 IND NEP
species :
Melissa officinalis L.; Sp. Pl. 592 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. officinalis
Name: Zitronenmelisse (DE); Common balm (EN); Abejera, cedron (ES)
Distribution: England [I]; Ireland [I]; Denmark [I]; Sweden [I]; Belgium [I]; Germany [I]; Switzerland [I]; Liechtenstein [I]; Austria [I]; Poland [I]; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Portugal; Spain; Baleares; France; Monaco [c]; Channel Isl. [I]; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (incl. Kiklades); Crete; Latvia [I]; E-European Russia [I]; Ukraine [I]; Crimea [I]; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Madeira (Madeira Isl.); Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma); Siberia [I] (W-Siberia [I]); Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; East Aegaean Isl. (incl. Rhodos); Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia); Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (NW-Syria, Jbel Druze); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel); China [I]; Pakistan [I]; India [c]; Java [I]; Australia [I] (South Australia [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I], Tasmania [I]); New Zealand [I]; Chatham Isl. [I]; Canada [I] (British Columbia [I], Manitoba [I], Ontario [I], Québec [I]); USA [I] (Arkansas [I], California [I], Connecticut [I], District of Columbia [I], Delaware [I], Georgia [I], Idaho [I], Illinois [I], Indiana [I], Kansas [I], Kentucky [I], Louisiana [I], Massachusetts [I], Maryland [I], Maine [I], Michigan [I], Missouri [I], Montana [I], North Carolina [I], New Jersey [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Oklahoma [I], Oregon [I], Pennsylvania [I], Rhode Island [I], South Carolina [I], Tennessee [I], Virginia [I], Vermont [I], Washington State [I], West Virginia [I]); Mexico [I]; Colombia [I]; Ecuador [I]; Bolivia [I]; Uruguay [I]; Argentina [I]; Chile [I] (Coquimbo [I], Valparaíso [I], Metropolitana de Santiago [I], O´Higgins [I], Maule [I], Ñuble [I], Biobío [I], Araucanía [I], Los Lagos [I]); Juan Fdz. Isl. [I]
10 den grb ire swe 11 aut bgm CZE ger HUN lie pol SLO swi 12 BAL cis COR FRA mco POR SAR SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS KRI MNT NMA ROM SIC SLV SMA SRB TUE 14 kry lat rus ukr 20 ALG MOR TUN 21 CNY MDR 30 sib 32 KAZ KGZ TKM TZK UZB 33 ARM AZE GEO NCS 34 CYP EAI IRN IRQ ISR LEB SYR TUR 36 chi 40 ind pak 42 jaw 50 aus 51 ctm nzl 71 cdn 72 cdn 73 usa 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 78 usa 79 mex 82 clm 83 bol ecu 85 arg cle jnf uru
Synonyms: hidden
= Faucibarba officinalis (L.) Dulac; Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 402 (1867)
= Melissa altissima Sm.; Sibth. & J. E. Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 423 (1809)
= Melissa bicornis Klokov; Fl. RSS Ukr. 9: 659 (1960)
= Melissa cordifolia Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 132 (1806)
= Melissa corsica Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 732 (1833)
= Melissa foliosa Opiz ex Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 329 (1831)
= Melissa graveolens Host; Fl. Austriac. 2: 128 (1831)
= Melissa hirsuta Hornem.; Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 562 (1815)
= Melissa occidentalis Raf. ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 732 (1833)
= Melissa officinalis f. verticillata Bolzon; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 20: 332 (1913)
= Melissa officinalis f. villosa (Benth.) Gams; 2304 (1927)
= Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima (Sm.) Arcang.; Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2: 427 (1894)
= Melissa officinalis subvar. altissima (Sm.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 587 (1881)
= Melissa officinalis var. altissima (Sm.) K.Koch; Linnaea 21: 674 (1849)
= Melissa officinalis var. cordifolia (Pers.) K.Koch; Linnaea 17: 296 (1844)
= Melissa officinalis var. foliosa (Opiz) Rchb.; XXXII (1833)
= Melissa officinalis var. foliosa Briq.; Lab. Alp. Mar.: 379 (1893)
= Melissa officinalis var. graveolens (Host) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 587 (1881)
= Melissa officinalis var. hirsuta K.Koch; Linnaea 21: 673 (1849)
= Melissa officinalis var. romana (Mill.) Woodv.; Med. Bot. 3: 398 (1792)
= Melissa officinalis var. villosa Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 393 (1834)
= Melissa romana Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 2 (1768)
= Melissa taurica Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. 393 (1834)
= Mutelia officinalis (L.) Gren. ex Mutel; Fl. Franç., Suppl.: 87 (1838)
= Thymus melissa E.H.L.Krause; Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 11: 117 (1903)
subspecies :
subsp. inodora Bornm.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 31(2): 250 (1914)
Distribution: Turkey; Iraq; Lebanon; Syria
34 IRQ LEB SYR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Melissa inodora Bornm.; 1898, non Hassk. 1843, syn. subst.
species :
Melissa yunnanensis C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 228 (1965)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Tibet
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