Willughbeia edulis


Willughbeia edulis is a vine species bearing tropical fruit in the family Apocynaceae. It is a yellow sour edible fruit found in: India, Indo-China include Peninsular Malaysia. It may be known under a number of synonyms including "Willughbeia cochinchinensis". The roots can be used as a red dye and it may be used medicinally in parts of Asia including Cambodia.

Vernacular names

Local names include: kuy in Cambodia, gedraphol, laleng-tenga, bel-tata in India, dton-kuy, kuiton, kreua, katong-katiew in Thai, and bak yang-pa in Isan dialect. talaing-no in Myanmar and guồi in Vietnamese.
Kubal madu in Indonesia refers to a similar edible relative, W. sarawacensis.