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Willughbeia tenuiflora

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Dyer ex Hooker f.

Common Names

• Akar Jitan (Malaysia)
• Akar Relang Putih (Malaysia)
• Akar Segerang (Malaysia)
• Getah Puchong Kapor (Malaysia)

Geographical Habitats

• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Kedah
• Kelantan
• Malacca
• Negeri-Sembilan
• Penang
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Singapore
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Nov-May (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Nov-May (Thailand)

Large woody climber, glabrous coriaceous thin leaves to 125mm x 50mm, pubescent axillary cymes of fragrant white flowers, calyx with pubescent lobes, corolla tube villous inside to 6mm long, white lobes to 21mm long, pale green pear-shaped berry 150mm x 120mm

Further References

• Thai F
• The Plant List 2
• FS
• FOMP
• GBS
• Kew