''Aporosa'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
belonging to the
family
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Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogenetics: Gaining ground on one of the m ...
, first described as a genus in 1825. It is native to
China, the
Indian Subcontinent
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,
Southeast Asia
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,
Papuasia
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It comprises the ...
, and
Queensland
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These plants are mostly dioecious trees or shrubs. Four species ('' A. hermaphrodita'', '' A. heterodoxa'', '' A. brevicaudata'', and '' A. egreria'') have consistently bisexual flowers, although they may be functionally dioecious.[
There are about 80 species.][
;Species][
;formerly included][
moved to other genera: '']Antidesma
''Antidesma'' is a genus of tropical plant in the family Phyllanthaceae formally described by Linnaeus in 1753.
It is native to tropical Africa, S + E + SE Asia, Australia, and various oceanic islands. The greatest diversity occurs in Southe ...
Baccaurea
''Baccaurea'Flora Cochinchinensis'' 2: 661. 1790. is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus comprises over 100 species, distributed from Malesia to the West Pacific. It is dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj ...
Drypetes
''Drypetes'' is a plant genus of the family Putranjivaceae, in the order Malpighiales.
It was previously in the family Euphorbiaceae, tribe Drypeteae, and was the sole pantropical zoochorous genus of the family.
The genus comprises about 200 s ...
Shirakiopsis''
References
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Phyllanthaceae genera
Dioecious plants