Melhania substricta

Melhania substricta is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa and Yemen.

Description
Melhania substricta grows as a subshrub up to 50 cm tall. The elliptic to ovate leaves are tomentose, coloured greenish above. They measure up to 3.6 cm long. Inflorescences are solitary, or rarely two-flowered. The flowers have bright yellow petals.

Distribution and habitat
Melhania substricta is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Yemen. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora bushland or woodland at altitudes of 400 –. The species is only known from about ten sites and is considered vulnerable.