Aporosa maingayi Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Aporosa

Characteristics

A small slender tree. It grows 6 m high. The leaves are narrowly oblong and taper to the tip. Male and female flowers are separate. Male flower spikes are yellow and hairy. Female flowers spikes are short. The fruit are oval and yellow. The seeds is covered with a yellow layer or aril.
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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A tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rainforest.
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The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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Conservation status

Aporosa maingayi threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339244-1
WFO ID wfo-0000249146
COL ID 5VR24
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Synonyms

Aporosa isabellina Aporosa maingayi