Melhania virescens K.Schum.

Small bushy shrublet with a perennial rootstock, 5-30 cm tall, annual growth arising from the base, young branches grey tomentose. Stipules subulate, 5-10 mm long, usually pubescent with grey crisped hairs. Leaves with the blade often silvery grey-stellate-tomentose, the upper surface becoming thinly so or glabrescent, lower surface densely grey stellate-tomentose and sometimes with scattered glands as well, oblong-elliptic, 2 x 1.2-5 x 2.5 cm, varying in texture from rather thin to rather thick, subtruncate or subrounded at the apex, rounded to somewhat cuneate at the base, margins crenate-dentate, lateral veins prominent and running into the lobes; petiole 5-15 mm long. Inflorescence axillary, usually 1-flowered, rarely 2-flowered, peduncle short and straight 2-5 mm long, pedicels, if present, up to 2.5 mm long. Epicalyx-bracts linear-subulate, 5-10 mm long, shorter than the calyx-lobes, grey stellate-tomentose on both surfaces. Calyx with lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 8-14 mm long, 3 mm broad, grey tomentose dorsally. Petals bright yellow, 6-12 mm long, shorter than the calyx. Stamens slightly shorter than the ligulate staminodes. Ovary globose, densely stellate-tomentose; style 2-7 mm long, sometimes with a twist, branches 0.5-1 mm long. Capsule densely stellate-tomentose; seeds usually 4 in a cell.