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December 2023

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Melissa officinalis L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 592 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000240053.

Synonyms of Melissa officinalis L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima (Sm.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. ed. 2: 427. 1894 (1894) wfo-0000240054
Melissa officinalis var. romana (Mill.) Woodv. Med. Bot. 3: 398. 1792 wfo-0000240057
Mutelia officinalis Gren. ex Mutel Fl. Franç. Herbor. , Suppl.: 87 (1838) wfo-0000246835
Thymus melissa E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 11: 117 (1903) wfo-0000324372
Melissa officinalis var. graveolens (Host) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 587. 1881 wfo-0000802140
Melissa officinalis var. foliosa Briq. Lab. Alp. Mar. 379. 1893 wfo-0000834697
Melissa officinalis var. cordifolia (Pers.) K.Koch Linnaea 17: 296. 1844 wfo-0000915128
Melissa officinalis var. hirsuta K.Koch Linnaea 21: 673. 1849 wfo-0000915169
Melissa officinalis var. altissima (Sm.) K.Koch Linnaea 21: 674. 1849 wfo-0000915170
Melissa officinalis var. villosa Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec. 393. 1834 wfo-0000915171
Faucibarba officinalis Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 402 (1867) wfo-0000966933

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link