6562.020 Ancylobothrys Pierre

ANCYLOBOTRYS Pierre

Description of the genus

Lianes, with tendrils, or climbing shrubs. Stipules 0. Inflorescence of branched terminal panicles. Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left. Anthers keeled on the back. Ovary hairy. Carpels completely fused into an indehiscent, hairy (velutinous), fleshy, many-seeded berry.

Worldwide: 10 species in Africa; 1 extending to Madagascar.

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
capensis (Oliv.) Pichon	SE	Description, Image

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