Willughbeia
Encyclopedia
Willughbeia is a genus of plant
in the family Apocynaceae
, many of which are eaten as fruit in Asian countries. Many are vines with sticky latex.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
, many of which are eaten as fruit in Asian countries. Many are vines with sticky latex.
Selected species
- W. angustifolia (Miq.) Markgr.
- W. anomala Markgr.
- W. beccariana (Kuntze ex Pierre) K.Schum.
- W. cirrhiferaWillughbeia cirrhiferaWillughbeia cirrhifera is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
Abeyw. - W. coriacea Wall. & G.Don
- W. edulisWillughbeia edulisWillughbeia edulis aka Willughbeia cochinchinensis is a tropical fruit of the genus Willughbeia. It is a yellow sour edible fruit...
Roxb. - W. flavescens Dyer ex Hook.f.
- W. gigantea (Boerl.) Markgr.
- W. grandiflora Dyer ex Hook.f.
- W. javanica Blume
- W. kontumensis Lý
- W. lanceolata (Markgr.) Mabb.
- W. lunduensis Mabb.
- W. oblonga Dyer ex Hook.f.
- W. ovatifolia (Stapf) Merr.
- W. sarawacensisWillughbeia sarawacensisWillughbeia sarawacensis, commonly known as kubal or kubal madu, is a tropical fruit and vine native to Borneo. The Kubal fruit is the shape, size and color of a grapefruit with a thin melon-like rind, and has a concentrated yet excellent taste, comparable to mango, soursop, and pineapple combined...
(Pierre) K.Schum. - W. tenuiflora Dyer ex Hook.f.
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