Melasma (plant)
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| Melasma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Melasma P.J.Bergius (1767) |
| Species[1] | |
| 7; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c d Melasma P.J.Bergius. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.