Willughbeia

Willughbeia
	Willughbeia coriacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Willughbeia; Roxb.
Type species
	Willughbeia edulis Roxb. ;
Synonyms
	Ancylocladus Wall.; Urnularia Stapf; Willughbeiopsis Rauschert;

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.

Species^[3]

2

formerly included^[3]

2

References

^ illustration circa 1880 from Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 17, 2014.

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[1] ustration circa 1880 from Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen

[trop1-2] 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.

[j-3] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 17, 2014.

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