Conceptually similarOliver Meckes EYE OF SCIENCELemon Balm Leaf, SEMSS21873472Rights ManagedOliver Meckes EYE OF SCIENCELemon Balm Leaf, SEMSS21873481Rights ManagedSPLLemon balm, SEMSS2345251SL1189Rights ManagedSPLLemon balm, SEMSS2345252SL1190Rights ManagedSPLMint leaf surface, SEMSS2597934SR5916Rights ManagedMECKES/OTTAWACommon balmSS2150909BB9946Rights ManagedMECKES/OTTAWACommon balmSS2150910BB9947Rights ManagedMECKES/OTTAWACommon balmSS2150911BB9948Rights ManagedMECKES/OTTAWACommon balmSS2150912BB9949Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Lemon Balm Leaf, SEMLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS21873471Description:Scanning electron micrograph of a lemon balm leaf. Lemon balm or common balm or balm mint (Melissa officinalis) is a plant of the mint family. The lower leaf surface is covered with hair (trichomes). Some of the hairs have oil containers at their tips (glandular hairs), where essential oils are stored. Lemon balm comes from the eastern Mediterranean. The leaves are used as a pharmaceutical drug. Melissa leaves contain 4 to 7% hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, especially rosmarinic acid but also chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and essential oil is 0.05 to 0.3%, in cultivars up to 0.8%. The most important components are citral, citronellal (1 to 20%) and caryophyllene (5 to 15%). Magnification: 150x (at 15x12cm image size).Credit:Eye of Science / Science SourceSize:4096px × 3536px (~41 MB)Restrictions:No Sale through SubagentsGet PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:balm mint-botany-common balm-glandular hair-herbs-leaf-lemon balm-melissa officinalis-melissa sp-micrograph-sem-stomata-trichomeFolder Legacy Identifier:SS2CT66568_20190221Model release:N/AParent folder:2019-02-21
