Aporosa leytensis Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Aporosa

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk can be 18 cm across. The bark is rough and brown. Young branches can be hairy. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10-27 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. Flowers are in the axils of leaves. The male flowers are in groups of 2-6 and female flowers in groups of 1-4. The fruit are broadly oval and 12-17 mm long by 10-19 mm wide. There are 1-3 seeds.
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforests between 250-750 m above sea level.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Aporosa leytensis world distribution map, present in Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339240-1
WFO ID wfo-0000249007
COL ID 5VQP8
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Synonyms

Aporosa alvarezii Aporosa leytensis