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. 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
 * formerly included

• # 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