Ancylobothrys

Ancylobothrys (sometimes spelled Ancylobotrys) is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae 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

Ancylobothrys
Ancylobothrys petersiana[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Willughbeieae
Subtribe: Landolphiinae
Genus: Ancylobothrys
Pierre[2]

References
  1. illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 137 [= ser. 4, vol. 7]: Tab. 8389
  2. "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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