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Ancistrocladus korupensis is a woody climbing vine (liana) from the wet tropical forests of southwestern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. It starts as a bushy plant, then sends up a hooked climbing stem that grabs host trees, so it needs a sturdy support and a warm, humid climate to grow.
Ancistrocladus korupensis is a species of liana endemic to southwestern Cameroon and the neighbouring regions of Nigeria. The type locality is Korup National Park. The plant was identified as new to science in 1993 after pharmacologically intriguing alkaloids were found in its leaves.
Ancistrocladus korupensis seems to be restricted to the Korup National Park, in Southwest Province, Cameroon. Isolated populations nearby include one in eastern Nigeria. The liana grows in acidic, nutrient-poor soil conditions, typically in sandy soils with a low clay content and low available phosphorus at altitudes of up to 160 m (525 ft). The trees up which it grows are also suited to these environmental conditions, the most common host trees being Oubanguia alata, Microberlinia bisulcata, Strephonema pseudocola, and Cola rostrata.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ancistrocladus korupensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
