Melhania dehnhardtii is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is named for the German explorers Clemens and Gustav Denhardt.
Melhania dehnhardtii grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) up to 1m (03feet) tall. The elliptic to ovate leaves are tomentose and measure up to 3cm (01inches) long. Inflorescences are solitary or two or three-flowered, on a stalk measuring up to 2.5cm (01inches) long. The flowers have bright yellow petals.
Melhania dehnhardtii is endemic to Kenya's Kilifi District where it is known from fewer than five sites. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora bushland to elevations of about 250m (820feet).