''Melhania rehmannii'' is a plant in the family
Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the Polish botanist and geographer
Anton Rehmann
Antoni Rehman aka Anton Rehman (13 May 1840 Kraków – 13 January 1917 Lwow, Galicia) was a Polish geographer, geomorphologist, botanist and explorer. He published mostly in German journals in Austria and is regarded as an Austrian botanist, as ...
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Description
''Melhania rehmannii'' grows as a small shrub up to tall, with many stems. The leaves are stellate
Stellate, meaning star-shaped, may refer to:
* Stellate cell
* Stellate ganglion
* Stellate reticulum
* Stellate veins
* Stellate trichomes (hairs) on plants
* Stellate laceration or incision Wound#Open
* Stellate fan-shaped Espalier (one form ...
tomentose and measure up to long. Inflorescences have solitary flowers.[ The flowers feature yellow petals.][
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Distribution and habitat
''Melhania rehmannii'' is native to Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa ( Cape Provinces, Free State, Northern Provinces), Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
and Zimbabwe.[ Its habitat is dry areas including bushveld, sandy flats or rocky ridges.][
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References
rehmannii
Flora of Southern Africa
Flora of Mozambique
Flora of Zimbabwe
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