▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Mel h ania ▁dam ar ana ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁B ots w ana , ▁Nam ib ia ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁( C ape ▁Provin ces ). ▁Its ▁habitat ▁is ▁in ▁dry ▁areas ▁on ▁the ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁the ▁Nam ib ▁desert . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁– ▁images ▁ ▁dam ar ana ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁B ots w ana ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Nam ib ia ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Provin ces ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁El mel unde ▁Master , ▁Dan ish ▁El mel und em ester en , ▁is ▁the ▁design ation ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁nam eless ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁artist ▁who ▁painted ▁the ▁fres cos ▁in ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁El mel unde , ▁F an ef j ord ▁and ▁K eld by ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁M ø n ▁in ▁south - e astern ▁Den mark . ▁▁ ▁The ▁n aves ▁of ▁these ▁three ▁churches ▁were ▁furn ished ▁with ▁Goth ic ▁cross ▁v ault s ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁providing ▁an ▁ideal ▁surface ▁for ▁fres cos ▁of ▁the ▁Bib lia ▁pau per um ▁( or ▁people ' s ▁b ible ) ▁based ▁on ▁popular ▁stories ▁from ▁the ▁rich ly ▁illustrated ▁medieval ▁manuscript s ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁and ▁New ▁Test aments . ▁ ▁The ▁artist ▁can ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁from ▁his ▁distinct ive ▁em blem ▁present ▁in ▁one ▁or