Aporosa octandra

Aporosa octandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species:
A. octandra
Binomial name
Aporosa octandra
(Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) A.R.Vickery
Synonyms
  • Myrica octandra Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • see below for synonyms of varieties

Aporosa octandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species:
Variety:
A. o. var. chinensis
Trinomial name
Aporosa octandra var. chinensis
Synonyms
  • Aporosa chinensis (Champ. ex Benth.) Merr.
  • Aporosa leptostachya Benth.
  • Scepa chinensis Champ. ex Benth.

Aporosa octandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species:
Variety:
A. o. var. malesiana
Trinomial name
Aporosa octandra var. malesiana
Schot
Synonyms
  • Aporosa aurita (Tul.) Miq.
  • Aporosa cumingiana Baill.
  • Aporosa microcalyx (Hassk.) Hassk.
  • Scepa aurita Tul.
  • Tetractinostigma microcalyx Hassk.

Aporosa octandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species:
Variety:
A. o. var. octandra
Trinomial name
Aporosa octandra var. octandra
Synonyms
  • Alnus dioica Roxb.
  • Alnus integrifolia Roxb. ex Steud.
  • Aporosa clellandii Hook.f.
  • Aporosa dioica (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
  • Aporosa frutescens Benth.
  • Aporosa glabrifolia Kurz
  • Aporosa oblonga Müll.Arg.
  • Aporosa obovata Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Aporosa roxburghii (Wall. ex Lindl.) Baill.
  • Aporosa villosula Kurz
  • Aporosa wallichii var. ambigua Airy Shaw
  • Leiocarpus serratus Hassk.
  • Leiocarpus tinctorius Blume ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Lepidostachys oblonga Wall.
  • Lepidostachys roxburghii Wall. ex Lindl.
  • Scepa stipulacea Lindl.

Aporosa octandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Aporosa
Species:
Variety:
A. o. var. yunnanensis
Trinomial name
Aporosa octandra var. yunnanensis
(Pax & K.Hoffm.) Schot
Synonyms
  • Aporosa dioica var. yunnanensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) H.S.Kiu

Aporosa octandra is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae found from Queensland and New Guinea to Indonesia, China and India. It is a highly variable plant with 4 named varieties. Its wood is used in construction and to make implements, its fruit is edible. The Karbi people of Assam use the plant for dyeing.