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Aporosa fusiformis

Treeoutdoor
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering
January-April

How to identify Aporosa fusiformis

Identify Aporosa fusiformis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a tree habit.
  • Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • Confirm flower colour: Green.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-April.
  • In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
  • Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aporosa fusiformis.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Aporosa fusiformis
Genus
Aporosa
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
January-April
Conservation status
CR

Leaf characters

Leaf margin
Entire (smooth edge)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Aporosa fusiformis itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
GreenrecordedGreen or greenish

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Aporosa fusiformis itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Aporosa fusiformis

Aporosa fusiformis belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.

Illustration representing the Euphorbiaceae family
Botanical family

Euphorbiaceae

Spurge/Euphorbia family

Aporosa fusiformis belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.

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