Pedaliaceae
Harpagophytum

Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn.

First published in Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 206 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas (1987). List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2: 1-152.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Golding, J.S. (2002). Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report (SANBI). Report No.14. Southern Africa Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET.
  • Kathe, W., Barsch, F. & Honnef, S. (2003). Trade in Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) in Germany – Status, Trends and Certification. FAO report.
  • Launert, E. (ed) (1988). Pedaliaceae. In: Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 8, Part 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • McGregor, G., Fiebich, B., Wartenberg, A., Brien, S., Lewith, G. & Wegener, T. (2005). Devil’s claw ( Harpagophytum procumbens): an anti-inflammatory herb with therapeutic potential. Phytochemistry Reviews. 4 (1): 47-53. Springer, Netherlands.
  • Smithies, S. (2006). Harpagophytum procumbens. South African National Biodiversity Institute.
  • Stewart, K.M. & Cole, D. (2005). The commercial harvest of devil's claw ( Harpagophytum spp.) in southern Africa: the devil's in the details. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 100 (3): 225-236.
  • Van Rooyen, N. (2001). Flowering plants of the Kalahari dunes. Ekotrust.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas (1987). List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2: 1-152.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 23, 2002 Dinter [396] Namibia K000057751 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Marloth, R. [767] South Africa K000057748 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Bryant, E.G. [s.n.] South Africa K000057764 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Tandrew, C.G. [s.n.] South Africa K000057775 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Rodin, R.J. [9140] Namibia K000057747 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Shaw, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000057760 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Dinter [6762] Namibia K000057750 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Burrt Davy, J. [1661] South Africa K000057786 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Galpin, E.E. [13487] South Africa K000057787 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben, H.J.E. [9247] South Africa K000057785 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben, H.J.E. [9255] South Africa K000057789 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 de Winter, B. [2449] Namibia K000057777 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Wilman, M. [59] South Africa K000057754 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pearson, H.H.W. [7566] Namibia K000057780 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pearson, H.H.W. [9415] Namibia K000057772 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Seydel, R.H.W. [3933] Namibia K000057762 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Burchell, W.J. [1970] South Africa K000057763 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Holden Bowker, J. [2] South Africa K000057757 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hutton, H. [s.n.] South Africa K000057759 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pearson, H.H.W. [4366] Namibia K000057753 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Annecke, D.P. [409] South Africa K000057755 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Bolus, H. [2017] South Africa K000057774 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Rodin, R.J. [3539] South Africa K000057779 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Dinter [6762] Namibia K000057776 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pearson, H.H.W. [4436] Namibia K000057756 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Appleyard, E. [s.n.] South Africa K000057771 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000057761 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Giess, W.; Vuuren van [955] Namibia K000057766 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben, H.J.E. [9214] South Africa K000057788 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pearson, H.H.W. [8541] Namibia K000057773 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hutchinson, J. [2970] South Africa K000057767 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Bryant, E.G. [504] South Africa K000057783 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Brueckner, A. [13] South Africa K000057781 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pearson, H.H.W. [9431] Namibia K000057778 Yes
May 21, 1986 Leach, L.C. [10682] Zimbabwe K000057620 Yes
May 21, 1986 Smith, P.A. [370] Botswana K000057621 Yes
May 21, 1986 Smith, P.A. [2173] Botswana K000057628 Yes
May 21, 1986 Brown, R.C.; Brown, D.C. [8400] Botswana K000057623 Yes
May 21, 1986 Mott, P.J. [1121] Botswana K000057626 Yes
May 21, 1986 Wild, H. [4982] Botswana K000057625 Yes
May 21, 1986 Richards, H.M. [14760] Botswana K000057622 Yes
May 21, 1986 Ngoni, J.F. [257] Botswana K000057624 Yes
May 21, 1986 Skarpe, C. [319] Botswana K000057627 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 De Koning, D. [8142] Mozambique K000057617 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Chisumpa, S.M. [662] Zambia K000057619 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Werger, M.J.A. [239] South Africa K000057741 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Morris, J.W. [1203] South Africa K000057744 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [163] Namibia K000057739 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Schlieben; Toelken, H.R. [11038] South Africa K000057742 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Ihlenfeldt, H.D.; de Winter, B.; Hardy [3032] Namibia K000057737 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Giess, W. [8521] Namibia K000057738 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Leistner, O.A. [2956] South Africa K000057743 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [2298] Namibia K000057740 Yes
Rauh, W. [57788] Namibia K000057768 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [212] Botswana K000057746 Yes
Potgieter, J.A. [228] Namibia K000057770 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4364] Namibia K000057752 Yes
Fredoux, J. [s.n.] Botswana K000057758 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [3156] Zimbabwe K000057616 Yes
Rauh, W. [57831] Namibia K000057769 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [44] Botswana K000057629 Yes
Burrt Davy, J. [5335] South Africa K000057745 Yes
Lambrecht, F.L. [79] Botswana K000057618 Yes

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