Melasma (plant)


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.

Species

Seven species are accepted.
  • Melasma brevipedicellatum
  • Melasma calycinum
  • Melasma melampyroides
  • Melasma physalodes
  • Melasma rhinanthoides
  • Melasma scabrum
  • ''Melasma strictum''