Aporosa lanceolata

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

Aporosa lanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species:
A. lanceolata
Binomial name
Aporosa lanceolata
(Tul.) Thw.
Synonyms[2]
  • Agyneia multilocularis Moon
  • Lepidostachys lanceolata Tul.

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- edible.

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2018). "Aporosa lanceolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T32584A136127819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018.RLTS.T32584A136127819.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Aporosa lanceolata (Tul.) Thwaites — the Plant List".


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