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

Melhania virescens grows as a small shrub 5–30 centimetres (2–12 in) tall.

The leaves are silver-grey stellate tomentose, shaped oblong elliptic and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) long.

Inflorescences generally have solitary flowers, occasionally two-flowered.

[2] Melhania virescens is native to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces).