Nomenclature Melissopalynology
Melissa officinalis
Classifier
L.
Distribution
America, Europe, East China, North Africa and Tanzania, Russia, South Australia and New Zealand
Utility
It is used in kitchen for aroma and flavour. It is also used on the skin as an insect repellent. The essential oil is produced for various uses. This plant is widely used in medicine and phytotherapy. Cultivated for ornament. Biodiversity.
Flowering time
V - VIII
Pollen characteristic
- Group: Monad
- Simmetry: Radial
- Polarity: Isopolar
- Exine sculpturing: Reticulate
- Aperture: Tricolpate
- Polar View:Subtriangular
- Equatorial view :Suboblate, Subcircular
Equatorial view
Equatorial view
Equatorial view
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