Biology:Habropetalum
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Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum.[1]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpowo - ↑ Hutchinson, John; Dalziel, J. M. (1928). "Tropical African Plants II". Kew Bulletin <not stated>: 335–338.
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