7771.000 Harpagophytum DC. ex Meisn.

Description of the genus

Perennial herb, with prostrate annual stems. Leaves opposite, ± succulent, variable. Flowers solitary, erect, borne on short pedicels. Corolla tube cylindric; limb spreading; lobes ± equal. Stamens 4. Fruit an extraordinary flattened woody capsule bearing two rows of curved arms which themselves bear recurved spines.

Derivation of name: "grapple", or "hook" plant

Worldwide: 2 species in southern Africa and Madagascar

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn. subsp. transvaalense Ihlenf. & H.E.K. Hartmann	S	Description, Image
zeyheri Decne. subsp. sublobatum (Engl.) Ihlenf. & H.E.K. Hartmann	W,S	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Harpagophytum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Harpagophytum
JSTOR Plant Science: Harpagophytum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Harpagophytum
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Tropicos: Harpagophytum
Wikipedia: Harpagophytum