Willughbeia edulis
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Description
Leaves:
Inflorescence axillary, sometimes 2 in a single leaf axis, axis mostly shorter than subtending petiole, to 2.8 cm long;
Sepals ovate, 1.8-2.7 mm long, lobes 1.1-1.9 by 0.8-1.7 mm, 0.7-2 times as long as wide, apex rounded, rarely acute or obtuse, glabrous, ciliate.
Stamens inserted at 1.9-3.3 mm from corolla base which is 0.35-0.73 of tube length;
Ovary 0.6-1.4 mm long;
Fruit spherical or oval, 1.7-5.8 by 1.2-5.8 cm, yellow or orange.
Seeds 6-16 by 4-13 by 3-6 mm.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Bangladesh (Bangladesh present); Cambodia (Cambodia present); India present; Laos (Laos present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Burma present, Nicobar Islands present
India (incl. Nicobar Islands), Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, LaosVietnam; in Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore.
Uses
Previously exploited for a poor quality rubber before the widespread use of Hevea brasiliensis. The fruit is edible.
Citation
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