Melasma (plant)

Melasma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus:
P.J.Bergius (1767)
Species[1]

7; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Gastromeria D.Don (1830)
  • Lyncea Schltdl. & Cham. (1830)
  • Nigrina L. (1767)
  • Velvitsia Hiern (1896)
  • Eutheta Standl. (1931)
  • Glossostylis Cham. & Schltdl. (1828)

Melasma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It includes seven species of herbaceous perennial plants native to the tropical Americas and sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from northeastern Mexico to northeastern Argentina and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania to South Africa.[1]

Species

Seven species are accepted.[1]

  • Melasma brevipedicellatum Lisowski & Mielcarek
  • Melasma calycinum (Hiern) Hemsl.
  • Melasma melampyroides (Rich.) Pennell ex Britton & P.Wilson
  • Melasma physalodes (D.Don) Melch.
  • Melasma rhinanthoides (Cham.) Benth.
  • Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius
  • Melasma strictum (Benth.) Hassl.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Melasma P.J.Bergius. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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