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 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.