Ancylobothrys petersiana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Ancylobothrys |
| Species: | A. petersiana
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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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ancylobothrys petersiana.
- ^ "Ancylobothrys petersiana". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Ancylobotrys petersiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Search for "Ancylobothrys petersiana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 21 August 2013
- ^ 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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