Melissa officinalis

Summary

Melissa officinalis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,983 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 this taxon is source of is recorded as Q139386882^[23].
• Melissa officinalis's short name is recorded as M. officinalis^[24].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as Balm^[25].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as Zitronen-Melisse^[26].
• Melissa officinalis is commonly known as Маточина^[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 Balm^[25], Zitronen-Melisse^[26], Маточина^[27], Matičnjak^[28], meduňka lékařská^[29], and Lemon balm^[30].

Identifiers

Melissa officinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 59901^[31]. Melissa officinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39338^[32]. Melissa officinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582374^[33]. Melissa officinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5341501^[34]. Melissa officinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32565^[35].

Why It Matters

Melissa officinalis ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,983 views/month, #452 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

What awards did Melissa officinalis receive?

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