About Indo-China Alder
Aporosa octandra is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae found from Queensland, Australia, 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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aporosa octandra
- Genus
- Aporosa
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests and mixed forest; near streams
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Indo-China Alder belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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