Ancylobothrys

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Willughbeieae
Subtribus: Landolphiinae
Genus: Ancylobothrys
Species: A. amoena – A. capensis – A. petersiana – A. pyriformis – A. robusta – A. scandens – A. tayloris
Name

Ancylobothrys Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n.s., 1: 91 (1898)

Type species: non designatus

Note: See also Ancylobotrys Pierre (1898).
References

Pierre, J.B.L. 1898. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (sér. 2) 1: 91.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Ancylobothrys in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Ancylobothrys. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 1 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Ancylobothrys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 1.

Ancylobothrys (sometimes spelled Ancylobotrys) is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical and southern Africa.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:[3]

Species[1]

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", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 21 August 2013
illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 137 [= ser. 4, vol. 7]: Tab. 8389
Search for "Ancylobothrys", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 21 August 2013