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Melissa officinalis L. Sp. Pl. ed. 1 592 (1753)


 


See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 

 

Distribution in North America of
Melissa officinalis,
Melissa vera,
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.


Distribution in Europe of
Melissa officinalis,
Melissa vera,
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis L.
Distribuzione in Europa


Distribuzione in Italia di
Melissa officinalis,
Melissa vera,
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis L.
Distribuzione in Italia


SISTEMATICA

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Lamiales
Family / Famiglia: Lamiaceae


Genus / Genere: Melissa

Species / Specie


 

 


PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Melissa vera

English name: Lemon balm
US name: Common Balm
French name: mélisse officinale
German name: Zitronenmelisse
Spanish name: citraria
Portuguese name: erva-cidreira


Forma biologica: H scap
Periodo di fioritura: V-VIII
Tipo corologico: Euri-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/1000 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi: -


Sottospecie:
Melissa officinalis L. subsp. altissima (Sm.) Arcang.


Images / Immagini

Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

Picture modified from Richard Wettstein - Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de

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Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

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Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz (1885) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de

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Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 137.

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Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi


Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi


Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana


Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis L.

Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana


Other informations / Altre informazioni


Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Lamiaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

 

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere ulteriori ricerche