& Dalziel (1927) Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae.

It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum.

[3] 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.