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Melissas
Melissa
Melissa is a genus of perennial herbs in the Lamiaceae, 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
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.179
Herbarius
1485 · p.180
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.179
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.998
Medical and Philosophical Garden
Joachim Camerarius · 1588 · p.374
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.244
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.207
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.177
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.180
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.259
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.259
Garden of Health
1507 · p.209
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59902.