''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family
Apocynaceae
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found in tropical and southern Africa.
[ the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:][Search for "Ancylobothrys", ]
;Species[
* '' Ancylobothrys amoena'' ]Hua
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- W + C + E Africa
* '' Ancylobothrys capensis'' (Oliv.
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) Pichon - Botswana, South Africa
* ''Ancylobothrys petersiana
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'' (Klotzsch
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) Pierre
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- E + C + S Africa, Comoros, Madagascar; naturalized in Mauritius
* ''Ancylobothrys pyriformis
''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical and southern Africa. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:Search for "Ancylobothrys",
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'' Pierre - C Africa
* '' Ancylobothrys robusta'' Pierre - C Africa
* ''Ancylobothrys scandens
''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical and southern Africa. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:Search for "Ancylobothrys",
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'' ( Schumach.) Pichon W + C Africa
* ''Ancylobothrys tayloris
''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical and southern Africa. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:Search for "Ancylobothrys",
;Specie ...
'' ( Stapf) Pichon - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique
References
Apocynaceae genera
Flora of Africa
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