Melhania parviflora explained

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

Description

Melhania parviflora grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) or shrub up to 0.5m (01.6feet) tall. The elliptic, oblong or ovate leaves are velvety and measure up to 7cm (03inches) long. Inflorescences are two to four-flowered, or have solitary flowers, on a stalk measuring up to 2.2cm (00.9inches) long. The flowers have yellow petals.

Distribution and habitat

Melhania parviflora is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora woodland and coastal bushland to altitudes of about 1400m (4,600feet).