Habropetalum

Habropetalum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 [2]
Dioncophyllum daweiHutch. & Dalziel (1927)

Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum. ^[3]

It is a scrambling shrub endemic to Sierra Leone in tropical West Africa. ^[2] 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. ^[4]

References

1. Svahnström, V.; Paradis, A.-H.; Bidault, E. (2023). "Habropetalum dawei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T208432422A208614197. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T208432422A208614197.en . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
2. "Habropetalum dawei (Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
3. "Habropetalum Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
4. Hutchinson, John; Dalziel, J. M. (1928). "Tropical African Plants II". Kew Bulletin. <not stated>: 335–338.