Mechowia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.

It is native to Angola, Zambia and Zaïre (or Democratic Republic of the Congo).

[1] The genus name of Mechowia is in honour of Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow (1831–1890), a Prussian explorer of Africa, and a naturalist.

Von Mechow was a specialty collector of phanerogams, particularly in Angola.

He also held the rank of major in the Prussian Army.