Melissa officinalis

Summary

Melissa officinalis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,371 views/month, #452 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melissa officinalis received the Medicinal plant of the year^[3].
• Melissa officinalis received the medicinal plant of the year^[4].
• Melissa officinalis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[5].
• Melissa officinalis is classified at the rank of species^[6].
• Melissa officinalis belongs to the parent taxon Melissa^[7].
• Melissa officinalis's scientific name is Melissa officinalis^[8].
• Melissa officinalis is a type of herb^[9].
• Melissa officinalis is a type of useful plant^[10].
• Melissa officinalis is used for medicinal plant^[11].
• Melissa officinalis is used for spice^[12].
• Melissa officinalis's Commons category is recorded as Melissa officinalis^[13].
• Melissa officinalis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melissa officinalis^[14].
• Melissa officinalis's Commons gallery is recorded as Melissa officinalis^[15].
• Melissa officinalis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Melissa officinalis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66^[17].
• Melissa officinalis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[18].
• Melissa officinalis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24036^[19].
• Melissa officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as melissa leaf^[20].
• Melissa officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as melissa seed oil^[21].
• Melissa officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of lemon balm^[22].
• Melissa officinalis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. officinalis'}^[23].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Balm'}^[24].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zitronen-Melisse'}^[25].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Маточина'}^[26].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'bs', 'text': 'Matičnjak'}^[27].

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Classification

Melissa officinalis's scientific name is Melissa officinalis^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[6]. It is classified within Melissa^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Balm'}^[24], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zitronen-Melisse'}^[25], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Маточина'}^[26], {'lang': 'bs', 'text': 'Matičnjak'}^[27], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'meduňka lékařská'}^[28], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lemon balm'}^[29].

Identifiers

Melissa officinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 59901^[30]. Melissa officinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39338^[31]. Melissa officinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582374^[32]. Melissa officinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5341501^[33]. Melissa officinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32565^[34].

Why It Matters

Melissa officinalis ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,371 views/month, #452 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

What awards did Melissa officinalis receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year^[3] and medicinal plant of the year^[4].