Dissotis canescens (E.Mey. ex Graham) Hook.fil. (Melastomataceae) is native to Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
