Melhania rotundata

Melhania rotundata is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa.

Description
Melhania rotundata grows as a herb or subshrub up to 70 cm tall, rarely to 1 m. The round to ovate leaves are tomentose, coloured greyish-green. They measure up to 6.2 cm long. Inflorescences may have a solitary flower or be two or three-flowered with a stalk up to 5.5 cm long. The flowers have bright yellow petals.

Distribution and habitat
Melhania rotundata is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora bushland or woodland at altitudes of 100 –.