Bergamot

Bergamot is the name of a fruit, the tree that bears it, and the oily substance extracted from the ring of its fruit. It is a dwarf variety of the Seville orange tree, also called bergamot orange. The oily substance is used in cosmetics and as flavouring in tea. Its botanical name is Citrus aurantium, belonging to subspecies bergamia, and the family Rutaceae.

There is also an aromatic North American herb of the mint family, which is also called 'bee balm', or 'Oswego tea'. This herb is grown for its bright flowers. It has also been traditionally used in American Indian medicine. Monarda didyma is its botanical name, and it belongs to the family Labiatae. The herb is named after the city and province of Bergamo in northern Italy where it was originally grown in and traded from.