Ancylobothrys petersiana

Ancylobothrys petersiana
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
Synonyms[2]

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

  1. 1911 illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 137 [= ser. 4, vol. 7]: Tab. 8389
  2. "Ancylobothrys petersiana". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "Ancylobotrys petersiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. Search for "Ancylobothrys petersiana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 21 August 2013
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