Proboscidea (plant)
| Proboscidea | |
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| Proboscidea louisianica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Martyniaceae |
| Genus: | Proboscidea Schmidel |
| Species | |
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Proboscidea is a
Harpagophytum procumbens
.
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
Tohono O'odham who have selected for varieties with longer "claws."[1] The Chemehuevi also use devil's claw pods in basketry.[2] The Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham and the Tohono O'odham eat the seeds, which provided an important source of dietary oils. P. parviflora was also used as a remedy for rheumatism.[3]
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.
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P. louisianica -
P. louisianica ssp. fragans -
P. parviflora -
![Flower of P. parviflora ssp. parviflora var. hohokamiana[1]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Proboscidea_parviflora_flower1.jpg/120px-Proboscidea_parviflora_flower1.jpg)
Flower of P. parviflora ssp. parviflora var. hohokamiana[1] -
"Devil's claw" fruits of P. parviflora var. hohokamiana -
"Devil's claw"capsule of Proboscidea althaeifolia -
"Devil's claw" seeds of Proboscidea althaeifolia -
Proboscidea parviflora -MHNT -
Proboscidea parviflora var. hohokamiana -MHNT
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![Flower of P. parviflora ssp. parviflora var. hohokamiana[1]](/File:Proboscidea_parviflora_flower1.jpg)
References
- ^ a b "Devils Claws". waynesword.palomar.edu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Basket Jar". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2020.
- ^ "BRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database". naeb.brit.org. Retrieved 2022-09-22.