
Apocynaceae FAMILY
Ancylobothrys petersiana
Ancylobothrys petersiana
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Climber
Growth—
The plant produces sweetly-scented white flowers[1].
Propagation
Seed - Root suckers. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ancylobothrys+petersiana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. 3 Fruits. — National Academy Press · 2008 · ISBN 030910596X ↩︎Masses of information on about 70 species of plants that have been utilized as fruits in Africa.
- [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
- [3]Revision of Ancylobotrys Pierre; Series of Revisions of Apocynaceae XXXV!! — Vonk G.J.A; Leeuwenberg A.J.M.; Haegens R.M.A.P. · Wageningen Agricultural University; Netherlands · 1994 ↩︎A revision of the genus with good information about plant habitat and uses
- [4]Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania — Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. · Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. · 2002 · ISBN 9966-896-60-0 ↩︎A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants.