Ancylobothrys petersiana

Botanical Description

Ancylobotrys petersiana is an evergreen climbing shrub, sometimes sprawling over the ground but more usually growing over trees and bushes[[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. It produces woody stems up to 6 metres or more that support themselves on other plants by means of tendrils[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. The mature trunk can be 2 - 5cm in diameter[ 971 Title Revision of Ancylobotrys Pierre; Series of Revisions of Apocynaceae XXXV!! Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 94-3 Author Vonk G.J.A; Leeuwenberg A.J.M.; Haegens R.M.A.P. Publisher Wageningen Agricultural University; Netherlands Year 1994 ISBN Description A revision of the genus with good information about plant habitat and uses ]. The plant is eagerly harvested from the wild for its desirable edible fruits, which are eaten locally and sold in local markets[ 323 Title Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. 3 Fruits. Publication Author Publisher National Academy Press Year 2008 ISBN 030910596X Description Masses of information on about 70 species of plants that have been utilized as fruits in Africa. ]. This little-known species bears apricot-coloured, pear-shaped fruit that some experts consider to have more potential than the related and better-known wild peach (Ancylobotrys kirkii). It is sweeter, tastier, and more attractive than its better-known relative, and therefore, they say, more saleable[ 323 Title Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. 3 Fruits. Publication Author Publisher National Academy Press Year 2008 ISBN 030910596X Description Masses of information on about 70 species of plants that have been utilized as fruits in Africa. ]. Although not cultivated, the plant is often protected by local people[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description 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. ].