Ancylobothrys

Ancylobothrys
Ancylobothrys petersiana[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ancylobothrys

Ancylobothrys (sometimes spelled Ancylobotrys) is a genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family found in tropical and southern Africa.[2] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:[3]

Species[2]
  • Ancylobothrys amoena Hua - W + C + E Africa
  • Ancylobothrys capensis (Oliv.) Pichon - Botswana, South Africa
  • Ancylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre - E + C + S Africa, Comoros, Madagascar; naturalized in Mauritius
  • Ancylobothrys pyriformis Pierre - C Africa
  • Ancylobothrys robusta Pierre - C Africa
  • Ancylobothrys scandens (Schumach.) Pichon W + C Africa
  • Ancylobothrys tayloris (Stapf) Pichon - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique

References

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


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