Ancylobotrys capensis

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: Ancylobothrys capensis
Name

Ancylobothrys capensis (Oliv.) Pichon, 1953
Synonyms

Basionym
Landolphia capensis Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 13: t. 1228 (1877).
Homotypic
Pacouria capensis (Oliv.) S.Moore, J. Bot. 41: 403 (1903).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional:Southern Africa
Botswana, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Pichon, M., 1953. Mémoires de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire. Paris, Dakar 35:297. 1953

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ancylobothrys capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Ancylobothrys capensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ancylobothrys capensis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 24 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Ancylobothrys capensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 24.
Tropicos.org 2018. 1805108 Ancylobothrys capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ancylobothrys capensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Wild Apricot

Ancylobothrys capensis, the wild apricot, is a tangled, sprawling, multi-stemmed Southern African creeper of the family Apocynaceae.

It is evergreen, often scrambling over rocks and other plants. New growth is covered in velvety, reddish-brown hairs. When damaged it exudes copious amounts of white latex. The leathery leaves are broadly elliptic, simple, opposite and erect, with prominent venation on both surfaces. Flowers are fragrant, about 40mm diameter, brilliant white when open and pinkish in bud.[2]

The round fruit are up to 50mm in diameter, khaki-green when immature, turning bright orange or yellow when ripe. The skin is thick, soft, brittle, and easily peeled. 3-4 seeds are embedded in a sweet and tasty acidic pulp.[2]

The species is common and occurs in rocky areas, particularly on quartzites throughout KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo Province, North West Province and Botswana.[1]
References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

"Ancylobothrys capensis". PlantZAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

External links
Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Ancylobotrys capensis". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.