Aporosa lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Aporosa |
| Species: | A. lanceolata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aporosa lanceolata (Tul.) Thw.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leaves edit
Oblong-lanceolate, acute base, caudate to acuminate apex.
Trunk edit
Branches slender.
Flowers edit
They are sessile, very small, and yellow in color; Inflorescence - spikes; trees dioecious.
Fruits edit
Small, nearly sessile, axillary clusters, globose, two-valved, yellow pulp.
Ecology edit
Rain forest understory of wet zone.
Uses edit
Fruit- edible.
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Aporosa lanceolata (Tul.) Thwaites — the Plant List".