Ancylobotrys 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.A. petersiana is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Comoros and Madagascar.