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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Melissa L., Sp. Pl. 592-594 (1753)
Description
Perennial herbs; rhizomes short. Lvs simple, toothed. Verticels in axillary whorls, few- to many-flowered, in axils of leaflike bracts. Bracteoles linear, ovate or obovate. Calyx ± campanulate, 13-nerved, not gibbous at base, 2-lipped; upper lip flattened, 3-toothed; lower lip 2-toothed. Corolla 2-lipped; tube > calyx, curved upwards and widening above middle, lacking a ring of hairs; upper lip erect or sometimes deflexed, emarginate; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed. Stamens included, convergent below upper lip; anther cells divergent. Style gynobasic, its branches subequal. Nutlets narrow-obovoid, smooth.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
