Aporosa — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Aporosa recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Aporosa frutescens
Aporosa frutescens
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Cultivation
A tree of the tropical rainforests, where it grows naturally at elevations up to 1,700 metres. Found in the wild on granitic or yellow-red loamy sand, red clay, blackish stony or a silty clay brown laterite. It succeeds in dry and swampy conditions, and is often found growing in shade.
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Medicinal
Aporosa villosa
Aporosa villosa
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Cultivation
Plants can flower and produce fruit almost all year round. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
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