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Willughbeia flavescens

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Dyer ex Hooker f.

Common Names

• Akar Tengkang Merah and Putih (Malaysia)
• Akar Sagran (Malaysia)
• Akar Kubal (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Malacca
• Negri-Sembilan
• Pahang
• Penang
• Perak
• Sarawak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Jungle
• forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Apr

Fruiting Times

• Nov

Liana to 30m, with black stems, green fruit becoming orange 50mm across, axillary cymes to 25mm long of yellowish-white flowers 6mm long, flower bracts small, corolla tube to 3mm long with 5 pale yellow lobes, chartaceous coriaceous leaves with 16-20 pairs to 110mm x 55mm

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FS
• JFM
• FOMP
• P. Chai
• GBS
• Kew