Orobanchaceae

Melasma P.J.Bergius

First published in Descr. Pl. Cap.: 162 (1767)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America, Tanzania to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Desc. Pl. Cap.: 162 (1767).
  • Melchior in Notizbl. Bot. Gart., Berlin 15: 199–127(1940).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Desc. Pl. Cap.: 162 (1767)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2009 Bingham, M.G. [13224] Zambia K000191353 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9664] Zambia K001516748 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9089] Angola K001625977 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A344] Angola K001009046 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3037] Zambia K:SPC-35281.000 No
Barbosa, G. [10367] Angola K001009044 Yes
Welwitsch [1263] Angola K001009045 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0