Aporosa
| Aporosa | |
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| Aporosa cardiosperma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Tribe: | Antidesmeae |
| Subtribe: | Scepinae |
| Genus: |
Aporosa Blume |
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Aporosa is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1825. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.
These plants are trees or shrubs. The seeds have brightly colored arils that are attractive to birds, which disperse the seeds.
There are about 80 species.
moved to other genera: Antidesma Baccaurea Drypetes Shirakiopsis
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