Willughbeia edulis (Willughbeia edulis)
Description
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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Willughbeia
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