Willughbeia grandiflora

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Description

Large woody climber to 40 m. Branchlets usually minutely and sparsely puberulent, more rarely glabrous; Leaves: Inflorescence axillary; Sepals ovate, 1.9-2.6 mm long, lobes 1.1-1.6 by 1.2-2 mm, 0.7-1.1 times as long as wide, apex rounded or obtuse, often undulate edged or slightly reflexed, puberulent, ciliate. Stamens inserted at 2.6-3.8 mm from corolla base which is 0.15-0.37 of tube length; Ovary 0.5-1 mm long;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), southern Thailand present

Southern Thailand; in Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.

Uses

The latex has been used for rubber but as the plant is not common it was never commercially exploited.

Citation

I.M. Turner 1993 – In: Gard. Bull. Singapore 45: 37

Ridl. 1923 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 322

D.J. Middleton 1999 – In: Fl. Thailand: 22

I.M. Turner 1997 – In: Gard. Bull. Singapore 47: 131

Hook.f. 2000 – In: PROSEA: 134

D.J. Middleton 1993 – In: Blumea: 14

Merr. 1921: Bibliogr. Enum. Born. Pl.: 496

Masam. 1942: Enum. Phan. Born.: 626

Markgr. 1973 – In: Blumea: 411

King & Gamble 1907 – In: J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal: 392

Tsiang 1934 – In: Sunyatsenia: 94

Coode et al. 1996: Checklist Pl. Brunei: 29

Ridl. 1900 – In: J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc.: 83