Aporosa lanceolata
Species of flowering plant
Aporosa lanceolata | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific 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] | |
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Aporosa lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. 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- edible.
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