Hydnora africana is an achlorophyllous plant in the family Hydnoraceae, native to southern Africa that is parasitic on the roots of members of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is also called jakkalskos or jackal food. The genus name comes from the Greek word hydnon, which translates to 'truffle,' and the specific epithet africana means to be from Africa. Molecular data has suggested that Hydnoraceae is a 'basal angiosperm' solidifying its place among the more primitive flowering plants. Hydnoraceae are ...