''Mellera'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

. Its native range is Ethiopia to southern

Tropical Africa The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

and Madagascar.

Species

Seven species are accepted: *'' Mellera briartii'' *'' Mellera congdonii'' *'' Mellera insignis'' *'' Mellera lobulata'' *'' Mellera menthiodora'' *'' Mellera nyassana'' *'' Mellera submutica''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9031373 Acanthaceae Acanthaceae genera Flora of the Afrotropical realm Taxa named by Spencer Le Marchant Moore