Lamiaceae
Melissa

Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f.

First published in C.A.Backer, Fl. Java 2: 629 (1965)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to S. China and W. Malesia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Wallich, N. [2825] Nepal K000911335 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21189] Laos K000855831 No
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855838 No
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855836 No
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855840 No
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855839 No
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855833 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855835 No
Vu, X.P.; Duong, D.H.; Nguyen V.D. [HNK24] Vietnam K000855829 No
Lammers, T.G. [8460] Taiwan K000194642 No
Slooten, D.F., van [764] Indonesia K000855841 No
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K000855832 No
Steenis, C.G.G.J.van [4273] Indonesia K000855837 No
Backer, C.A. [21603] Indonesia K000855834 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [21189] Laos K000855830 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2752] Nepal Geniosporum axillare K001117023 Unknown Type Material Yes
He, J.D. [s.n.] India Melissa parviflora K000194641 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2125] Nepal Melissa parviflora K001115257 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0