| Melhania forbesii | |
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| In Botswana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Melhania |
| Species: | M. forbesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Melhania forbesii | |
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Melhania forbesii is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English naturalist and plant collector John Forbes. [2]
Melhania forbesii grows as a small shrub about 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, with a branched stem. The leaves are tomentose and measure up to 11 cm (4 in) long. Inflorescences may be one to four-flowered, generally three-flowered. [3] The flowers feature yellow petals. [2]
Melhania forbesii is native to Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces), Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [1] Its habitat includes sandy areas, open woodland, by rivers and on hillsides. [2] [3]
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