Melissa cretica L. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Sp. Pl.: 593 (1753) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Lamiales family Lamiaceae genus Clinopodium species Clinopodium creticum Name Homonyms Melissa cretica (Soland.), 1794 Melissa cretica L. Melissa cretica Lam., 1797 Melissa cretica Lour.