Aporosa | |
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Aporosa cardiosperma | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
Tribe: | Scepeae |
Genus: | Aporosa Blume |
Synonyms [1] | |
Aporosa is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1825. [4] It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland. [1] [5] [6] [7]
These plants are mostly dioecious trees or shrubs. [8] Four species ( A. hermaphrodita , A. heterodoxa , A. brevicaudata , and A. egreria ) have consistently bisexual flowers, although they may be functionally dioecious. [9] The seeds have brightly colored arils that are attractive to birds, which disperse the seeds. [3]
Based on fossil evidence, the genus has been hypothesized as having its origins in the Indian Subcontinent from where it may have dispersed into Southeast Asia. [10]
There are about 80 species. [3]
moved to other genera: Antidesma Baccaurea Drypetes Shirakiopsis
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Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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