Apocynaceae

Ambelania acida Aubl.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ambelania

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Ambelania acida (Ambelania acida) — FlowerPhoto: Enrique Salazar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 馬托瓜
Dutch: Klopappel
Portuguese: Pepino-do-mato

Synonyms

Ambelania cucumerina Spruce ex Miers
Ambelania sagotii Müll.Arg.
Ambelania tenuiflora Müll.Arg.
Ambelania tenuiflora var. tenuiramea Müll.Arg.
Bentheca odorata Raf.
Willughbeia acida (Aubl.) Oken
Willughbeia acida J.F.Gmel.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Enrique Salazar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Projet :RECOLNAT, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.