6562.020 Ancylobothrys Pierre

ANCYLOBOTRYS Pierre

Beentje, H. (2021) Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise

Description of the genus

Lianes, with tendrils, or climbing shrubs. Stipules 0. Inflorescence of branched terminal panicles. Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left. Anthers keeled on the back. Ovary hairy. Carpels completely fused into an indehiscent, hairy (velutinous), fleshy, many-seeded berry.

Worldwide: 10 species in Africa; 1 extending to Madagascar.

Malawi: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
amoena HuaNDescription, Image
petersiana (Klotzsch) PierreSDescription, Image
tayloris (Stapf) PichonS

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Flora of Botswana: Ancylobothrys
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Flora of the DRC: Ancylobothrys
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Flora of Zambia: Ancylobothrys
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ancylobothrys

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ancylobothrys
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ancylobothrys
JSTOR Plant Science: Ancylobothrys
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ancylobothrys
Plants of the World Online: Ancylobothrys
Tropicos: Ancylobothrys
Wikipedia: Ancylobothrys

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Ancylobothrys.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1106, retrieved 19 May 2026

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