Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Aporosa villosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aporosa villosa is a deciduous shrub or a small tree that can grow from 2 - 10 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Myanmar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatMontane dense forests, valley scrub; at elevations from 100 - 1,500 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. A common understorey tree in pine and deciduous woodland[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ].