Ancylobothrys petersiana

Ancylobothrys petersiana
	Ancylobothrys petersiana
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
	List Ancylobothrys rotundifolia (Dewèvre) Pierre ; Landolphia angustifolia K.Schum ex Engl. ; Landolphia monteiroi N.E. Br. ; Landolphia petersiana (Klotzsch) Dyer ; Landolphia senensis (Klotzsch) K.Schum ; Pacouria angustifolia (K.Schum. ex Engl.) Kuntze ; Pacouria petersiana (Klotzsch) S.Moore ; Willughbeia petersiana Klotzsch ; Willughbeia senensis Klotzsch ;

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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