Melhania phillipsiaeMelhania phillipsiae is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.DescriptionMelhania phillipsiae grows as a shrub up to tall. The Glossary of [botanical terms#ovate|ovate] leaves are tomentose and measure up to long. Inflorescences are two to six-flowered on a stalk measuring up to long. The flowers have yellow petals.Distribution and habitatMelhania phillipsiae is native to an area from Niger east to the Arabian Peninsula. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora scrub. In Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen it occurs on mountain slopes.