Melhania randii is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.

[2] Melhania randii grows as a small shrub 6–60 centimetres (2–24 in) tall, with several woody stems.

The leaves are stellate tomentose and measure up to 9 cm (4 in) long.

[3] Melhania randii is native to Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (Northern Provinces), Eswatini, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

The discontinuous nature of the species' distribution has resulted in differences in plants from different colonies, such as Transvaal (now Northern Provinces) specimens being generally broader than their Zimbabwe counterparts.