Ancylobothrys petersiana
In Mozambique
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ancylobothrys
Species:
A. petersiana
Binomial name
Ancylobothrys petersiana
Synonyms[1]
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.[2] A. petersiana is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Comoros and Madagascar.[3]

The fruit contains edible pulp with a sour taste around the many seeds. It can be eaten out of hand or prepared into a sweetened juice, and it is sold in local markets for this purpose.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Ancylobothrys petersiana". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ancylobotrys petersiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Search for "Ancylobothrys petersiana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 21 August 2013
  4. ↑ Ruffo, Christopher K.; Birnie, Ann; Tengnäs, Bo (2002). Edible wild plants of Tanzania. Regional Land Management Unit/Sida. ISBN 9966-896-62-7.


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