Willughbeia

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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.

Taxonomy

The genus name Willughbeia commemorates Francis Willughby, an English ornithologist and ichthyologist.

Species

The known extant species are: • # 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 • # 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

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