Ancylobothrys

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Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae		Order Gentianales Rank Genus

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

Species

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

Ancylobothrys Wikipedia

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