| Name | Melananthus |
| Authorship | |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Solanaceae |
| Contains | Melananthus cubensis Urb. Melananthus dipyrenoides Walp. Melananthus fasciculatus (Benth.) Soler. Melananthus guatemalensis (Bentham) Solereder Melananthus luetzelburgii Suess. & Beyerle Melananthus multiflorus Carvalho Melananthus sp. Melananthus ulei Carvalho |