Melhania virescens

Melhania virescens is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.

Description
Melhania virescens grows as a small shrub 5 – tall. The leaves are silver-grey stellate tomentose, shaped oblong elliptic and measure up to 5 cm long. Inflorescences generally have solitary flowers, occasionally two-flowered. The flowers feature yellow petals.

Distribution and habitat
Melhania virescens is native to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces). Its habitat is in limy soils.