title: Melhania virescens
text: # Melhania virescens
  
  Melhania virescens is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.
  
  ## Description
  
  Melhania virescens grows as a small shrub 5–30 centimetres (2–12 in) tall. The leaves are silver-grey stellate tomentose, shaped oblong elliptic and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) 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.
  
  