Aporosa lanceolata

Aporosa lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species: A. lanceolata
Binomial name
Aporosa lanceolata
(Tul.) Thw.
Synonyms
  • Agyneia multilocularis Moon
  • Lepidostachys lanceolata Tul. [1]

Aporosa lanceolata is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

oblong-lanceolate, acute base, caudate to acuminate apex.

Trunk

branches slender.

Flowers

They are sessile, very small, and yellow in color; Inflorescence - spikes; trees dioecious.

Fruits

small, nearly sessile, axillary clusters, globose, two-valved, yellow pulp.

Ecology

rain forest understory of wet zone.

Uses

fruit- edibles.

References


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