Willughbeia

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
Willughbeia coriacea[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:	Willughbeieae
Subtribe:	Willughbeiinae A.DC. in DC. & A.DC.
Genus:	Willughbeia Roxb.[2]
Type species
Willughbeia edulis Roxb.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Ancylocladus Wall. Urnularia Stapf Willughbeiopsis Rauschert

Taxonomy

The genus name Willughbeia commemorates Francis Willughby, an English ornithologist and ichthyologist.^[4]

Species

The known extant species are:^[3]

1. Willughbeia angustifolia  (Miq.) Markgr. - Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
2. Willughbeia anomala  Markgr. - Borneo, Mindanao
3. Willughbeia beccariana  (Kuntze ex Pierre) K.Schum. - Borneo, Sulawesi
4. Willughbeia cirrhifera  Abeyw. - Sri Lanka
5. Willughbeia coriacea  Wall. & G.Don - Thailand, Malaysia, W Indonesia
6. Willughbeia edulis  Roxb. - Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina, Nicobar Islands, W Malaysia
7. Willughbeia elmerii - Jatak
8. Willughbeia flavescens  Dyer ex Hook.f. - Borneo, W Malaysia, Sumatra
9. Willughbeia gigantea  (Boerl.) Markgr. - Sumatera, Borneo
10. Willughbeia grandiflora  Dyer ex Hook.f. - Thailand, W Malaysia, Borneo
11. Willughbeia javanica  Blume - Java
12. Willughbeia kontumensis  Lý - Vietnam
13. Willughbeia lanceolata  (Markgr.) Mabb. - Borneo
14. Willughbeia lunduensis  Mabb. - Sarawak
15. Willughbeia oblonga  Dyer ex Hook.f. - W Malaysia
16. Willughbeia ovatifolia  (Stapf) Merr. - Sarawak
17. Willughbeia sarawacensis  (Pierre) K.Schum. - Borneo, Palawan
18. Willughbeia tenuiflora  Dyer ex Hook.f. - Thailand, W Malaysia, Sumatra

formerly included^[3]

1. Willughbeia acida, syn of Ambelania acida
2. Willughbeia borneensis, syn of Leuconotis anceps
3. Willughbeia cordata, syn of Saba comorensis
4. Willughbeia elliptifolia, syn of Melodinus orientalis
5. Willughbeia guianensis, syn of Pacouria guianensis
6. Willughbeia luzoniensis, syn of Melodinus orientalis
7. Willughbeia novoguineensis, syn of Melodinus australis
8. Willughbeia pauciflora, syn of Melodinus orientalis
9. Willughbeia petersiana, syn of Ancylobothrys petersiana
10. Willughbeia pubescens, syn of Hancornia speciosa
11. Willughbeia scandens, syn of Pacouria guianensis
12. Willughbeia senensis, syn of Ancylobothrys petersiana
13. Willughbeia umbrosa, syn of Melodinus orientalis