Melhania transvaalensis Szyszyl.

Shrublet 14-60 cm tall, stems many arising annually from the base, laxly branched, new growth grey or off-white tomentose, tomentum interspersed with bunched hairs which are sometimes yellowish-brown. Stipules subulate, tomentose, 4-14 mm long. Leaves oblong, narrowly oblong or ovate-oblong, usually more than twice as long as broad, 2-9 cm long 0.7-3 cm broad, rounded to subtruncate at the apex, more or less rounded at the base, margins fairly distantly crenate dentate, upper surface with distinct coarse stellate pubescence only (not tomentose with fine bunched or stellate hairs), under surface white to grey stellate-tomentose; petiole stellate-tomentose, from about 5-20 mm long. Inflorescence axillary in upper leaves usually 1-flowered, stalk 1-2.5 cm long, often with an articulation somewhere about midway distinguishing the pedicel from the peduncle. Epicalyx-bracts ovate-lanceolate, long acuminate, subcordate at the base, 10-12 mm long, about 3.5 mm broad, stellate-tomentose on both surfaces. Calyx with lobes lanceolate, slightly longer and narrower than the epicalyx-bracts, 12-14 mm long, 3 mm broad, long acuminate, stellate-tomentose, with clustered yellow-brown hairs interspersed on the outer surface, subglabrous on inner. Petals yellow, about 13 mm long. Stamens slightly shorter than the ligulate 8 mm long staminodes. Ovary more or less ovoid, stellate-tomentose; style 2.5-3.5 mm long, branches 2.5 mm long. Capsule ovoid, about 12 x 8 mm, with off-white tomentum mixed with rather long grouped, yellowish hairs.