Biology:Habropetalum

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Habropetalum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Dioncophyllaceae
Genus: Habropetalum
Airy Shaw

Habropetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western Tropical Africa, primarily Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.[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.[2]

Species:[1]

  • Habropetalum dawei (Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Habropetalum Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14245-1. 
  2. Hutchinson, John; Dalziel, J. M. (1928). "Tropical African Plants II". Kew Bulletin <not stated>: 335–338. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17410323 entry