Harpagophytum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Pedaliaceae
Tribus: Pedalieae
Genus:
Species: H. procumbens – H. zeyheri

Harpagophytum DC. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 298 (1840).

Type species: Harpagophytum procumbens DC. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 298, 206 (1840).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eswatini, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Meisner, C.F. 1837–1843. Plantarum vascularium genera secundum ordines naturales digesta eorumque differentiae et affinitates tabulis diagnosticis expositae. Weidmann, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. 402 pp. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Harpagophytum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Harpagophytum. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 2 2015. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Harpagophytum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Apr. 2015. Reference page.