Proboscidea (plant)

Proboscidea (plant)
Proboscidea
Botanical drawing of Proboscidea louisianica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Martyniaceae
Genus: Proboscidea
Schmidel
Species

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Proboscidea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Martyniaceae, some of whose species are known as devil's claw, devil's horn, ram's horn, or unicorn plant. The plants produce long, hooked seed pods. The hooks catch on the feet of animals, and as the animals walk, the pods are ground or crushed open, dispersing the seeds. The name devil's claw is shared with the South African plant Harpagophytum procumbens.

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Uses

The fruits of all species are edible before they ripen and become woody, they can be steamed and eaten much like okra. Some species (particularly P. parviflora) are used in basket weaving by the Tohono O'odham who have selected for varieties with longer "claws."[1] The Hia ced O'odham and the Tohono O'odham eat the seeds, in ancient times seeds provided an important source of dietary oils.

Lepidoptera

Two species of Proboscidea that grow in Arizona are the only known hosts of Manduca sexta (tomato hornworm) outside the family Solanaceae.[2]

Species

Species include:

  • Proboscidea althaeifolia - devil's horn, devil's claw, or desert unicorn plant
  • Proboscidea louisianica - ram's horn
  • Proboscidea parviflora - doubleclaw, (red) devil's claw
  • Proboscidea sabulosa - dune unicorn plant
  • Proboscidea spicata - New Mexico unicorn plant

Proboscidea lutea is a synonym of Ibicella lutea.

  • P. louisianica

  • P. parviflora

  • Flower of P. parviflora ssp. parviflora var. hohokamiana[1]

  • "Devil's claw" fruits of P. parviflora var. hohokamiana

References

  1. ^ a b Devils Claws
  2. ^ Mechaber, W. L. and J. G. Hildebrand. 2000. Novel, non-solanaceous hostplant record for Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the southwestern United States. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93(3):447-451.

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  • Proboscidea louisianica — noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak • Syn: ↑common unicorn plant, ↑devil s claw, ↑common devil s claw, ↑elephant tusk, ↑proboscis flower, ↑ram s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Proboscidea louisianica — ID 67794 Symbol Key PRLO Common Name ram s horn Family Pedaliaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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