Willughbeia coriacea Wall., Willughbeia dulcis Ridl., Willughbeia firma Blume
Common name
Aguh Gitan
Family
Apocynaceae
Habit
Climber
Maximum height (m)
Native or Non-native
Native
Invasive
Habitat
Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Freshwater Swamp Forest). It grows in lowland forests and freshwater swamp forests.
Distribution in Singapore
Bukit Timah, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, along Chestnut Track, Seletar Track, in Mandai, Mount Serapong, Nee Soon Swamp Forest, Pulau Ubin (Chek Jawa), Pulau Tekong, and Pulau Ubin.
Distribution worldwide
India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore
Flowering and fruiting
Dispersal
Biotic (Fauna)
Wildlife interactions
Flowers are insect-pollinated. Fruits are eaten by mammals.