Willughbeia flavescens
Dyer ex Hook.f.
Apocynaceae
Ancylocladus beccarii Pierre
Ancylocladus flavescens (Dyer ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
Ancylocladus rufescens (Dyer ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
Chilocarpus flavescens Hook.f.
Melodinus beccarii (Pierre) Pierre
Melodinus cymosus Ridl.
Melodinus pulchrinervius Boerl.
Melodinus rhytidiphyllus Boerl.
Urnularia beccarii (Pierre) Markgr.
Urnularia flavescens (Dyer ex Hook.f.) Stapf
Urnularia oblongifolia Stapf
Willughbeia beccarii (Pierre) K.Schum.
Willughbeia stapfii Merr.
Willughbeiopsis beccarii (Pierre) Rauschert
Willughbeiopsis flavescens (Dyer ex Hook.f.) Rauschert
Common Name:
General Information
Willughbeia flavescens is a climbing shrub, producing stems up to 30 metres long that attach themselves to other plants by means of tendrils[
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 tree yields a latex that has been used as an adulterant of gutta-percha.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
Lowland 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.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the plant has been used as an adulterant of gutta-percha[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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