Lamiaceae
Melittis

Melittis melissophyllum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 597 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Türkiye. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Belgium

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 29, 2022 Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Mian, S. [MC9455] United Kingdom K001527052 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790474 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790473 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790511 Yes
Burkill, I., H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790496 Yes
Bennett, W.C. [H1009] United Kingdom K000790467 Yes
Meike, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790504 Yes
Hore, W.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790486 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790490 Yes
Webb, E.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790477 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [7] Spain K000509215 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790503 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4725] France K000509217 Yes
Fox [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790476 Yes
White, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790478 Yes
Reid, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790465 Yes
Wood, J.J. [1015] France K001607152 No
Wood, J.J. [1015] France K001607153 No
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790510 Yes
s.coll. [7261] United Kingdom K000790507 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790502 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [574] United Kingdom K000790514 Yes
Hopper, F.N. [9207] France K000509216 Yes
Fox, H.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790468 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790512 Yes
Croft, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790498 Yes
Jackson, A.B.; Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790470 Yes
Green, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790483 Yes
Tester, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790501 Yes
Whony, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790505 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [3237] United Kingdom K000790500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000790509 Yes
Metcalfe, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790482 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [155] United Kingdom K000790475 Yes
K:SPC-33468.000 No
James, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790513 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790480 Yes
Vigurs, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790479 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790492 Yes
Carpenter, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790487 Yes
White, J.W. [975] United Kingdom K000790481 Yes
Findlay, R.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790466 Yes
Worsley, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790508 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790472 Yes
Ralfs, J. [975] United Kingdom K000790489 Yes
[Eheraus, W.] [38] 13YUGOO K000509218 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29226] United Kingdom K000790494 Yes
Jackson, A.B.; Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790469 Yes
Maw, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790488 Yes
Bell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790484 Yes
Goulding, F.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790495 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790491 Yes
Ley, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790497 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images