Ancylobothrys petersiana grows as a climbing shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall.

Vernacular names include "climbing wild apricot".

[2] A. petersiana is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Comoros and Madagascar.

[3] The fruit contains edible pulp with a sour taste around the many seeds.

It can be eaten out of hand or prepared into a sweetened juice, and it is sold in local markets for this purpose.