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June 2025

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genus

Melittis L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 597 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000023668.

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Synonyms of Melittis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Oenonea Bubani Fl. Pyren. 1: 430 (1897) wfo-4000026649
Melissophyllum Hill Brit. Herb. : 367 (1756) wfo-4000044144

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Melittis:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melittis japonica Thunb. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 338 (1794) wfo-0000240101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melittis melissifolium Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. i. 76; Salisb. Prod. 87. wfo-0000240104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melittis melissophyllum subsp. carpatica L. – — wfo-0001069895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melittis melissophyllum var. carpatica Soo & Borsos – — wfo-0001069896
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melittis melissophyllum var. sarmatica Soo & Borsos – — wfo-0001069897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melittis speciosa hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 856, in syn. 1895 wfo-0001352774