Biology:Aporosa

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Aporosa
Aporosa lindleyana.jpg
Aporosa cardiosperma
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Antidesmatoideae
Tribe: Scepeae
Genus: Aporosa
Blume
Synonyms[1]
  • Aporusa Blume, spelling variant[2][3]
  • Leiocarpus Blume
  • Lepidostachys Wall.
  • Scepa Lindl.
  • Tetractinostigma Hassk.

Aporosa is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1825.[4] It is native to China , the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.[1][5][6][7]

These plants are mostly dioecious trees or shrubs.[8] Four species (A. hermaphrodita, A. heterodoxa, A. brevicaudata, and A. egreria) have consistently bisexual flowers, although they may be functionally dioecious.[9] The seeds have brightly colored arils that are attractive to birds, which disperse the seeds.[3]

There are about 80 species.[3]

Species[1]


formerly included[1]

moved to other genera: Antidesma Baccaurea Drypetes Shirakiopsis


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Tropicos, Aporusa Blume
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Debski, I., et al. (2002). Habitat preferences of Aporosa in two Malaysian forests: implications for abundance and coexistence. Ecology, 83(7), 2005-2018.
  4. Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1825. Flora Javae 1: vi
  5. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. Schot, A.M. (2004). Systematics of Aporosa (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea. Supplement 17: 1-381.
  7. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 215 银柴属 yin chai shu Aporosa Blume, Bijdr. 514. 1825.
  8. Debski, Igor; Burslem, David F. R. P.; Palmiotto, Peter A.; Lafrankie, James V.; Lee, H. S.; Manokaran, N. (2002). "Habitat Preferences of Aporosa in Two Malaysian Forests: Implications for Abundance and Coexistence". Ecology 83 (7): 2005. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2005:HPOAIT2.0.CO;2]. ISSN 0012-9658. 
  9. Wurdack, Kenneth J.; Hoffmann, Petra; Samuel, Rosabelle; Bruijn, Anette; Bank, Michelle; Chase, Mark W. (2004). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences". American Journal of Botany 91 (11): 1882–1900. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.11.1882. PMID 21652335. 

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