Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum.[2]
| Habropetalum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Dioncophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Habropetalum Airy Shaw (1951 publ. 1952) |
| Species: | H. dawei
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| Binomial name | |
| Habropetalum dawei | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dioncophyllum dawei Hutch. & Dalziel (1927) | |
It is a scrambling shrub endemic to Sierra Leone in tropical West Africa.[1] Its most noteworthy feature is its seed which develops outside of the fruit and is shaped like a spiral galaxy. Including the circular wing, it is up to four inches (ten centimeters) wide.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Habropetalum dawei (Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Habropetalum Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Hutchinson, John; Dalziel, J. M. (1928). "Tropical African Plants II". Kew Bulletin. <not stated>: 335–338.