Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Lamiaceae > Genus Melissa

Melissa officinalis L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Melissa*	L.	accepted genus name
*Mutelia*	Gren. ex Mutel	heterotypic synonym
*Melissa officinalis*	L.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Faucibarba officinalis*	(L.) Dulac	homotypic synonym
*Mutelia officinalis*	(L.) Gren. ex Mutel	homotypic synonym
*Thymus melissa*	E. H. L. Krause	homotypic synonym
*Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima*	(Sm.) Arcang.	taxonomically included in
*Melissa officinalis subsp. inodora*	Bornm.	taxonomically included in
*Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis*	L.	taxonomically included in

Children

Melissa officinalis L. subsp. officinalis
Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima (Sm.) Arcang.
Melissa officinalis subsp. inodora Bornm.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: melisa; té; tolonjina; torongina; toronjina; tronjina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: abeyera; beh.era; herba luisa; luisa; melisa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: garraisca; garraisca belarra; garraiska; garraiska-belarr; larania; laranias; limoe-bedarr; limoe-belarr; torongilla sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: arangí; cidrac; citronella; herba abellera; herba cidrera; herba llimonera; melissa; tarongí; tarongina; torongi; torongina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: sitruunamelissa sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: abellariza; abelleira; abillariza; abilleira; apiastro; avelleira; belleira; cidre; cidreira; citronella-menor; cobo; copat; copeira; cravo; erba-cidreira; erva-cidreira; herba abella; herba abelleira; herba abellera; herba belleira; herba cidreira; herba velleira; hierba abilleira; melisa; melissa; meliteira; toronxil; tronxil; trungil; trunjil; trunxil sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: té; té de huerto; tolonjina; toronjina; tronjina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: arangí; aranjí; tarongí; tarongí-ina; tarongina; torongí sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: apiastro; belleira; chá-da-França; cidreira; citronela; citronela-menor; citronella menor; citronella-menor; erva cidreira; erva-cidreira; herba abelleira; herva cidreira; limonete; meliphyllo; melisa verdadeira; melissa; meliteira; meliteria sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: abejera; abeyera; albedarumbre; apiastro; bedaranjí; cedrón; cidrón; cidronela; cidronella; citraria; hierba buena; hierba cidra; hierba limonera; hierba luna; hoja de limón; limoncillo; limonera; limonera borde; melisa; melisa oficinal; te de calazo; torojil; torongil; torongil cidrado; torongil de limón; torongilla; torongina; toronja; toronjí; toronjil; toronjil falso; toronjina; verde-limón; yerba cidrera sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: citronmeliss sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS