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 | |
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| Willughbeia coriacea[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Willughbeia edulis Roxb.[1]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Taxonomy
editThe genus name Willughbeia commemorates Francis Willughby, an English ornithologist and ichthyologist.[4]
Species
editThe known extant species are:[3]
- 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[3]
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b The genus Willughbeia was first described and published in Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 77, t. 280. 1820. The type species is W. edulis "Name - !Willughbeia Roxb". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
nom. cons. ; T: Willughbeia edulis Roxb.
- ^ illustration circa 1880 from Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen
- ^ a b c d "Willughbeia Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Birkhead, Tim (2018). The wonderful Mr Willughby : the first true ornithologist. London, England, UK: Bloomsbury. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-4088-7848-4. OCLC 1001924209.
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