| Name | Melanthium Medikus |
| Authorship | Medikus |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | LaterHomonym |
| Placed in | Ranunculaceae |
| Contains | Melanthium damascenum (L.) Medik. |
| Remarks | later homonym (non Linnaeus 1753); Type: Nigella damascena Linnaeus |
| Citation | Apr 1789 Philos. Bot. (Medikus) 1: 96 |