Aporosa lanceolata

Family: Phyllanthaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The branches are slender. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and taper to the base. The flowers are very small and without stalks. They are yellow and in spikes. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The fruit are small and in clusters in the axils of leaves. They are round and 2 valved. The pulp is yellow.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows as an understorey plant in rainforest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Sri Lanka

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hin kebella

Synonyms

Agyneia multilocularis Moon; Lepidostachys lanceolata Tul.;