Akar Kubal Susu, Willughbeia sarawakensis, is a very little known, outside its native Indonesia, fruit bearing, large, tropical climber. Akar Subal Susu is one of those wild and uncommon tropical fruits with a high potentiality for exploitation as a new commercial fruit crop and should be promoted for production as an orchard fruit.

Willughbeia sarawakensis climbs on large forest trees for support. Leaves are opposite, glossy green and somewhat leathery. Fruit is edible, sweet and tasty. The edible part is the plentiful, orange color pulp that rounds the seeds and tastes like orange jelly.

Akar Kubal Susu Fruit

The fruit is regarded by the experts as one of the finest fruits in the world and it is liked very much by the local people. Willughbeia sarawakensis is a member of the family Apocynaceae the genus Willughbeia.

Akar Kubal Susu Propagation Methods

Plant propagation is by seed and cuttings. New plants from cuttings or seedlings, of this wild growing, fruit bearing plant of the Indonesian forests, can be reared easily and according to trials it is not at all difficult to domesticate.

With its good crop potentials, time should be taken to advance Akar Subal Susufor planting as an orchard fruit plant especially when preliminary agricultural trial runs have signaled that it could become a commercially viable crop plant.

Akar kubal susu, Willughbeia sarawakensis

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