| Name | Melanosticta de Candolle |
| Authorship | de Candolle |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Caesalpiniaceae |
| Contains | Melanosticta burchellii de Candolle Melanosticta sandersonii Harv. Melanosticta sp. |
| Remarks | Mém. Legum. 475. 13 Jan 1827; Type: M. burchellii A. P. de Candolle |
| Citation | Nov 1825 Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 485 |