title: Melissa (plant)
Acanthopale
Nymphaea
Hesperaloe
Musaceae
Alpinia
Garden roses
Mercado Jamaica
Lavandula
Freesia
sentences: Melissa is a genus of perennial herbs in the Lamiaceae, native to Europe and Asia but cultivated and naturalized in many other places.
 The name "Melissa" is derived from the Greek word "mélissa" meaning "honeybee", owing to the abundance of nectar in the flowers.
 The stems are square, like most other plants in the mint family.
 The leaves are borne in opposite pairs on the stems, and are usually ovate or heart-shaped and emit a lemony scent when bruised.
 Axillary spikes of white or yellowish flowers appear in the summer.
Acanthopale is a plant genus in the Acanthaceae plant family.
 The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn "ákantha" and stake "palum".
 Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae.
 The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
 Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred.
 Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies.
 The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαια, "nymphaia" and the Latin "nymphaea", which mean "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology.
Hesperaloe (false yucca) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
 It contains perennial yucca-like plants with long, narrow leaves produced in a basal rosette and flowers borne on long panicles or racemes.
 The species are native to the arid parts of Texas in the United States and Mexico and are sometimes cultivated as xerophytic ornamental plants.
Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with ca 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales.
 The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia.
 The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves with overlapping basal sheaths that form a pseudostem making some members appear to be woody trees.
 In most treatments, the family has three genera, "Musella", "Musa" and "Ensete".
 Cultivated bananas are commercially important members of the family, and many others are grown as ornamental plants.
Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.
 It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants.
 Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates.
 Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species of the genus are known generally as shell ginger.
Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens.
 They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates.
 Numerous cultivars have been produced, especially over the last two centuries, though roses have been known in the garden for millennia beforehand.
 While most garden roses are grown for their flowers, some are also valued for other reasons, such as having ornamental fruit, providing ground cover, or for hedging.
Mercado Jamaica is one of Mexico City’s traditional public markets where various vendors sell their wares in an established location.
 This market was inaugurated in the 1950s as part of efforts to modernize the markets in the area.
 The market is located on the corner of Congreso de la Union and Avenida Morelos, just southeast of the historic center of the city.
 Although it is one of the main markets for groceries, produce and meat, it is best known for its flowers and ornamental plants.
 There are 1,150 stands dedicated to the selling of cut flowers, flower arrangements, ornamental plants and accessories such as flowerpots.
 The market offers about 5,000 types of flowers and plants, mostly foreign, but there is a number of native Mexican species available, including some gathered directly from the wild.
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
 It is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India.
 Many members of the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental plants for garden and landscape use, for use as culinary herbs, and also commercially for the extraction of essential oils.
 The most widely cultivated species, "Lavandula angustifolia", is often referred to as lavender, and there is a color named for the shade of the flowers of this species.
Freesia is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1866 by Chr.
 Fr.
 Echlon (1795-1868) and named after German botanist and doctor Friedrich Freese (1794-1878).
 It is native to the eastern side of southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa, most species being found in Cape Provinces.
 Species of the former genus Anomatheca are now included in "Freesia".
 The plants commonly known as "freesias", with fragrant funnel-shaped flowers, are cultivated hybrids of a number of "Freesia" species.
 Some other species are also grown as ornamental plants.

Question: Question: Are Melissa and Acanthopale both cultivated as ornamental plants? 

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 Melissa is a genus of perennial herbs in the Lamiaceae, native to Europe and Asia but cultivated and naturalized in many other places.
 The name "Melissa" is derived from the Greek word "mélissa" meaning "honeybee", owing to the abundance of nectar in the flowers.
 The stems are square, like most other plants in the mint family.
 The leaves are borne in opposite pairs on the stems, and are usually ovate or heart-shaped and emit a lemony scent when bruised.
 Axillary spikes of white or yellowish flowers appear in the summer. 

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 Acanthopale is a plant genus in the Acanthaceae plant family.
 The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn "ákantha" and stake "palum".
 Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants. 

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 Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae.
 The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
 Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred.
 Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies.
 The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαια, "nymphaia" and the Latin "nymphaea", which mean "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology. 

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 Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with ca 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales.
 The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia.
 The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves with overlapping basal sheaths that form a pseudostem making some members appear to be woody trees.
 In most treatments, the family has three genera, "Musella", "Musa" and "Ensete".
 Cultivated bananas are commercially important members of the family, and many others are grown as ornamental plants. 

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 Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.
 It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants.
 Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates.
 Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species of the genus are known generally as shell ginger. 

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 Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens.
 They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates.
 Numerous cultivars have been produced, especially over the last two centuries, though roses have been known in the garden for millennia beforehand.
 While most garden roses are grown for their flowers, some are also valued for other reasons, such as having ornamental fruit, providing ground cover, or for hedging. 

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 Mercado Jamaica is one of Mexico City’s traditional public markets where various vendors sell their wares in an established location.
 This market was inaugurated in the 1950s as part of efforts to modernize the markets in the area.
 The market is located on the corner of Congreso de la Union and Avenida Morelos, just southeast of the historic center of the city.
 Although it is one of the main markets for groceries, produce and meat, it is best known for its flowers and ornamental plants.
 There are 1,150 stands dedicated to the selling of cut flowers, flower arrangements, ornamental plants and accessories such as flowerpots.
 The market offers about 5,000 types of flowers and plants, mostly foreign, but there is a number of native Mexican species available, including some gathered directly from the wild. 

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 Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
 It is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India.
 Many members of the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental plants for garden and landscape use, for use as culinary herbs, and also commercially for the extraction of essential oils.
 The most widely cultivated species, "Lavandula angustifolia", is often referred to as lavender, and there is a color named for the shade of the flowers of this species. 

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