Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Scientific name Willughbeia edulis | Order Gentianales Genus Willughbeia Rank Species | |
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Similar Willughbeia, Urceola, Uvaria rufa, Aganosma, Oxyceros horridus | ||
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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, talaing-no in Myanmar and guồi in Vietnamese. 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. It is used medicinally in parts of Asia including Cambodia.
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