Willughbeia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1820. It is native to Southeast Asia with a few species in the Indian Subcontinent.[3] Several species have edible fruits enjoyed in many countries. Many species are vines with sticky latex.
Willughbeia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1820. It is native to Southeast Asia with a few species in the Indian Subcontinent. Several species have edible fruits enjoyed in many countries. Many species are vines with sticky latex.
Species Willughbeia angustifolia (Miq.) Markgr. - Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia Willughbeia anomala Markgr. - Borneo, Mindanao Willughbeia beccariana (Kuntze ex Pierre) K.Schum. - Borneo, Sulawesi Willughbeia cirrhifera Abeyw. - Sri Lanka Willughbeia coriacea Wall. & G.Don - Thailand, Malaysia, W Indonesia Willughbeia edulis Roxb. - Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina, Nicobar Islands, W Malaysia Willughbeia elmerii - Jatak Willughbeia flavescens Dyer ex Hook.f. - Borneo, W Malaysia, Sumatra Willughbeia gigantea (Boerl.) Markgr. - Sumatera, Borneo Willughbeia grandiflora Dyer ex Hook.f. - Thailand, W Malaysia, Borneo Willughbeia javanica Blume - Java Willughbeia kontumensis Lý - Vietnam Willughbeia lanceolata (Markgr.) Mabb. - Borneo Willughbeia lunduensis Mabb. - Sarawak Willughbeia oblonga Dyer ex Hook.f. - W Malaysia Willughbeia ovatifolia (Stapf) Merr. - Sarawak Willughbeia sarawacensis (Pierre) K.Schum. - Borneo, Palawan Willughbeia tenuiflora Dyer ex Hook.f. - Thailand, W Malaysia, Sumatra formerly included Willughbeia acida, syn of Ambelania acida Willughbeia borneensis, syn of Leuconotis anceps Willughbeia cordata, syn of Saba comorensis Willughbeia elliptifolia, syn of Melodinus orientalis Willughbeia guianensis, syn of Pacouria guianensis Willughbeia luzoniensis, syn of Melodinus orientalis Willughbeia novoguineensis, syn of Melodinus australis Willughbeia pauciflora, syn of Melodinus orientalis Willughbeia petersiana, syn of Ancylobothrys petersiana Willughbeia pubescens, syn of Hancornia speciosa Willughbeia scandens, syn of Pacouria guianensis Willughbeia senensis, syn of Ancylobothrys petersiana Willughbeia umbrosa, syn of Melodinus orientalis
