Ancylobothrys petersiana
Ancylobothrys petersiana | |
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Ancylobothrys petersiana[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Ancylobothrys |
Species: | A. petersiana |
Binomial name | |
Ancylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre | |
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Ancylobothrys petersiana grows as a climbing shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a creamy or white corolla. Fruit is spherical, up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in diameter. Vernacular names include "climbing wild apricot". Habitat is woodland and rocky hillsides.[3] A. petersiana is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Comoros and Madagascar.[4]
References
- ↑ 1911 illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 137 [= ser. 4, vol. 7]: Tab. 8389
- ↑ "Ancylobothrys petersiana". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ancylobotrys petersiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Search for "Ancylobothrys petersiana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 21 August 2013
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