Melasma

Melasma scabrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Buchnereae
Genus: Melasma
Species: M. brevipedicellatum – M. calycinum – M. melampyroides – M. physalodes – M. rhinanthoides – M. scabrum – M. strictum

Name

• Melasma P.J.Bergius Descr. Pl. Cap. 162–163. (1767)
• Type species: Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius, 162, t. 3, f. 4. (1767)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gastromeria D.Don in R.Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 4: t. 75 (1830)
  • Lyncea Schltdl. & Cham. in Linnaea 5: 108 (1830)
  • Nigrina L. in Mant. Pl.: 5 (1767)
  • Velvitsia Hiern in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 177 (1896)
  • Eutheta Standl. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 324 (1931)
  • Glossostylis Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 3: 22 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional:Tropicak America & Africa Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Free State, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bergius, P.J. 1767. Descriptiones plantarum ex Capite Bonae Spei, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, et synonymis auctorum justis. [1]-362. Stockholmia. BHL Reference page. : 162–163.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Melasma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Melasma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Melasma. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 10 2014.