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Melissa axillaris
As recorded: Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Huang, T.C.; Huang, S.F.S.-F. Wu Huang →T.C. Huang →
- Collector number
- 15432
- Date
- November 13, 1991
- Locality
- Miaoli Co.: Hsuechien
- Island
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Elevation
- 1,350 m
- Identified by
- Huang, T.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 13, 1991, Huang, T.C.; Huang, S.F. also collected 12 other specimens.
Melissa axillaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.

2026-09-25
Meishan Ln, Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung City, TW
(c) 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-05
424台灣臺中市和平區
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03
玉山國家公園, 信義鄉, 南投縣, TW
(c) Lee Karen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
臺灣島, 竹山鎮, 南投縣, TW
(c) Shin-Ming Ku, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-25
觀霧遊憩區, 五峰鄉, 新竹縣, TW
(c) buggi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
H7GX+Q8, Xiuluan Village, Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan 313
(c) 蔡孟哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melissa axillaris. BISH 655662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689730. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655662.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689730 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
