Scientific name Aporusa lanceolata Rank Species | Higher classification Aporosa | |
Similar Aporosa, Aporosa cardiosperma, Aporosa villosa, Antidesma, Phyllanthaceae | ||
Aporosa lanceolata is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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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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