Willughbeia edulis
| Willughbeia edulis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Willughbeia |
| Species: | W. edulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Willughbeia edulis Roxb. | |
Willughbeia edulis aka Willughbeia cochinchinensis is a tropical fruit of the genus Willughbeia. It is a yellow sour edible fruit. It is known by several names, among them are kuy in Cambodia, gedraphol, laleng-tenga, bel-tata in India, dton-kuy (ต้นคุย), kuiton (เถาคุย), kreua (เครือ) and katong-katiew (กะตังกะติ้ว) in Thai,[1] talaing-no in Myanmar and guồi in Vietnamese.[2] Kubal madu in Indonesia refers to a similar edible relative, W. sarawacensis.
The fruit can be found in India, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Chanthaburi Province of Thailand. The roots can be used as a red dye.[1] It is used medicinally in parts of Asia including Cambodia.
References
- 1 2 http://www.samunpri.com/modules.php?name=Herbs&file=thor&func=thor14
- ↑ http://www.foodplantsinternational.com/index.php?sec=plants&page=simple_info&plantid=17519&nocache=1 Food Plants International Helping the Hungry Feed Themselves
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