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Jepson Herbarium | |||||
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Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
Key to families | Table of families and genera |
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Index to accepted names and synonyms: | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
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Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Genus: | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Species: | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Higher Taxonomy
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Melissa Habit: Perennial herb. Stem: erect, simple to branched. Leaf: petioled; blade oblong to ovate, crenate to serrate. Inflorescence: +- open, in axils of distal leaves, short-bracted. Flower: calyx 2-lipped, upper lip > lower, 3-lobed, lower 2-lobed; corolla 2-lipped, upper lip +- entire, hood-like, erect or reflexed, lower lip 3-lobed, tube > calyx, curved upward; stamens 4, fertile, pairs +- equal, included under upper lip; style lobes unequal. Fruit: ovoid, smooth. Species In Genus: 3 species: Europe, western Asia. Etymology: (Greek: bee) eFlora Treatment Author: John M. Miller & Dieter H. Wilken Reference: Wagstaff et al. 1998 Pl Syst Evol 209:265--274 Jepson Online Interchange Previous taxon: Marrubium vulgare Next taxon: Melissa officinalis |
Citation for this treatment: John M. Miller & Dieter H. Wilken 2012, Melissa, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=9460, accessed on April 24, 2018. Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2018, Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 24, 2018.
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