Melissa · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
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Melissa is a taxon at the genus rank within the family Lamiaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Salviinae and is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Common names for this plant include balm, melisa, and 蜜蜂花属.
A separate taxon named Melissa exists in the animal kingdom. This genus is classified under the family Xanthidae, order Decapoda, class Malacostraca, and phylum Arthropoda. Its authority is Strahl, 1861, and it holds the status of a junior subjective synonym. The common name for this organism is melissor.
Records for the Lamiaceae genus Melissa are held by institutions including CAS, RSA, UESC, A, and UESB. These records originate from the United States, Brasil, China, Romania, and France.
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Species
melissor
Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyXanthidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 144
- With media
- 107
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- CAS, RSA, UESC, A, UESB, HPSU
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, China, Romania, France, Brazil, Australia, Austria
Research
6,203 papers- Melissa officinalis: Composition, Pharmacological Effects and Derived Release Systems-A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
- Melissa officinalis L. - A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2016
- An Updated Review on The Properties of Melissa officinalis L.: Not Exclusively Anti-anxiety.Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition) · 2022
- Clinical Efficacy and Tolerability of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.) in Psychological Well-Being: A Review.Nutrients · 2024
- The effects of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) on depression and anxiety in clinical trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
Melissa is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Lamiaceae. Its species are native to Europe and Asia but cultivated and naturalized in many other places. The name Melissa is derived from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa) meaning "honeybee", owing to the abundance of nectar in the flowers. The stems are square, like most other plants in the mint family. The leaves are borne in opposite pairs on the stems, and are usually ovate or heart-shaped and emit a lemony scent when bruised. Axillary spikes of white or yellowish flowers appear in the summer.
The most commonly grown species of this genus is Melissa officinalis, commonly known in the United States as lemon balm, and as balm in England.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melissa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.