Habropetalum
| Habropetalum | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dioncophyllum dawei Hutch. & Dalziel (1927) | |
Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum.
It is a scrambling shrub endemic to Sierra Leone in tropical West Africa. 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.