Aporosa Dioica

''Aporosa'' is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1825. It is native to

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, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

trees or shrubs. Four species ('' A. hermaphrodita'', '' A. heterodoxa'', '' A. brevicaudata'', and '' A. egreria'') have consistently bisexual flowers, although they may be functionally dioecious. The seeds have brightly colored

aril An aril (pronounced ), also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed. An arillode or false aril is sometimes distinguished: whereas an aril grows from the attachment point of the see ...

s that are attractive to birds, which disperse the seeds. There are about 80 species. ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera: '' Antidesma Baccaurea Drypetes

Shirakiopsis ''Shirakiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1999. There are six known species, 3 native to tropical Asia and 3 to tropical Africa. Phyllanthaceae genera Dioecious plants