Apocynaceae FAMILY
Willughbeia cirrhifera
Willughbeia cirrhifera
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Willughbeia cirrhifera is a large climbing shrub. The woody shoots attach themselves to other plants for support by means of hooked, leafless branchlets[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The latex is used locally to make a fly paper.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Sri Lanka.
HabitatForests in moist regions at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].