Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(1): 19 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In silvis montanis a fontibus fluminis Barwan usque ad sinum Apollo Bay; et prope sinum Lutitt Bay (Dallachi) et promontorium Cape Otway versus."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 101 [secondary reference]

Althofer, G.W. (June 1978), Cradle of Incense: The Story of Australian Prostanthera: 68-73, 178 [secondary reference]

common name: Balm Mint Bush [n/a]

• Etymology: "foliage like melissa"

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 137 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 655-656 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. (29 May 1998), Contributions to the systematics of Prostanthera (Labiatae) in south-eastern Australia. Telopea 7(4): 324-329, Fig. 3 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Lectotype: Victoria: 'Upper Barwan [Barwon River] of Apollo Bay', F. Mueller s.n., s.dat. (MEL 43368); probable isolecto: (MEL 43367, 43369 & 43370). (refer Typification) P. melissifolia F. Muell. var. parvifolia Sealy, in Cotton, Curtis's Bot. Mag. 164(1948) t. 9687.

taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera melissifolia var. parvifolia Sealy legitimate common name: Balm Mint-bush [n/a]

• Comment: Conn notes here that collections from northern NSW were incorrectly referred to P. melissifolia in Conn (1992) Flora of NSW 3: 655-656. They were subequently redetermined as P. caerulea.

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Lamiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 451, Fig. 87i [secondary reference]

common name: Balm Mint-bush [n/a]

• Comment: Records of this species from East Gippsland almost certainly refer to Prostanthera incisa.

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Balm Mint-bush [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prostanthera melissifolia F.Muell. var. melissifolia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera melissifolia var. parvifolia Sealy legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic

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