Aporosa lanceolata

Aporosa lanceolata
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
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]
Agyneia multilocularisMoon Lepidostachys lanceolataTul.

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.

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".