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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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Dioncophyllaceae
Genus: Habropetalum
Airy Shaw (1951 publ. 1952)
Species:
H. dawei
Binomial name
Habropetalum dawei
(Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw (1951 publ. 1952)
Synonyms[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Habropetalum dawei (Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Habropetalum Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ Hutchinson, John; Dalziel, J. M. (1928). "Tropical African Plants II". Kew Bulletin. <not stated>: 335–338.