Willughbeia edulis

Willughbeia edulis[1] is a vine species bearing tropical fruit in the family Apocynaceae. It is a yellow sour edible fruit found in: India, Indo-China (Cambodia, Myanmar, and Isan (northeastern) with Chanthaburi Province of Thailand[2] as well as Vietnam) include Peninsular Malaysia. It may be known under a number of synonyms including "Willughbeia cochinchinensis".[3] The roots can be used as a red dye[4] and it may be used medicinally in parts of Asia including Cambodia.

Willughbeia edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Willughbeia
Species:
W. edulis
Binomial name
Willughbeia edulis
Synonyms
  • Ambelania edulis (Roxb.) J.Presl
  • Ancylocladus cochinchinensis Pierre
  • Ancylocladus curtisianus Pierre
  • Ancylocladus edulis (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Pacouria roxburghii Kostel.
  • Willughbeia curtisiana (Pierre) K.Schum.
  • Willughbeia dulcis Ridl.
  • Willughbeia gudara Steud.
  • Willughbeia kontumensis Lý
  • Willughbeia martabanica Wall.

Vernacular names

Local names include: kuy in Cambodia, gedraphol, laleng-tenga, bel-tata in India, dton-kuy (ต้นคุย), kuiton (เถาคุย), kreua (เครือ), katong-katiew (กะตังกะติ้ว) in Thai, and bak yang-pa (บักยางป่า) in Isan dialect.[2][4] talaing-no in Myanmar and guồi in Vietnamese.[5]

Kubal madu in Indonesia refers to a similar edible relative, W. sarawacensis.

References
  1. Roxburgh W (1820) Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 77.
  2. "เจษฎาโอ้โฮ : บักยางป่า" [Jessada Oho : bak yang-pa]. Channel 7 HD (in Thai). 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. Kuy fruit
  4. http://www.samunpri.com/modules.php?name=Herbs&file=thor&func=thor14
  5. http://www.foodplantsinternational.com/index.php?sec=plants&page=simple_info&plantid=17519&nocache=1 Food Plants International Helping the Hungry Feed Themselves
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