Ancylobothrys amoena

Botanical Description

Ancylobothrys amoena is an evergreen scrambling shrub or climbing plant that can produce branches 10 metres or more long. The branches can climb into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of terminal tendrils[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.