Willughbeia angustifolia
Apocynaceae FAMILY

Willughbeia angustifolia

Willughbeia angustifolia

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Willughbeia angustifolia is a very vigorous climbing shrub that can produce woody stems up to 60 metres long[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. The stems can climb to the tops of the trees in forests[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. 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 fruit is harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Peninsula Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatLowland forest[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ].