''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family

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found in tropical and southern Africa. ,

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accepted the following species: * '' Ancylobothrys amoena'' Hua – W + C + E Africa * '' Ancylobothrys capensis'' ( Oliv.) Pichon – Botswana, South Africa * '' Ancylobothrys petersiana'' (

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– E + C + S Africa, Comoros, Madagascar; naturalized in Mauritius * '' Ancylobothrys pumila'' K.Balkwill & R.A.Reddy – KwaZulu-Natal * '' Ancylobothrys pyriformis'' Pierre – C Africa * '' Ancylobothrys robusta'' Pierre – C Africa * '' Ancylobothrys scandens'' ( Schumach. & Thonn.) Pichon – W + C Africa * '' Ancylobothrys tayloris'' ( Stapf) Pichon – Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique

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