Aporosa nigricans Hook.f.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aporosa nigricans Hook.f.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Small tree up to 6–9 m tall; Bark yellowish green and thin; Leaves coriaceous, oblong to elliptic-oblong, acuminate, base obtuse, rounded or cordate, brown above when dry, blackish olive-green beneath with sparse hairs on midrib when young; Flowers axillary, catkins; Fruit pale yellow, globose, trilobed, nearly glabrous, yellow turning black when dry; Epicarp very thick, 2 or 4 dehiscence lines; stigmas 2, short, depressed, 2-partite, septum hairy.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Murugan, C., Prabhu, S., Sathiyaseelan, R., & Pandey, R. P. (n.d.). Flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Volume 1, Part 1: Angiosperms (Paramjit Singh & W. Arisdason, Eds.). Envis Centre on Floral Diversity Botanical Survey of India. http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/Database/Checklist-of-Andaman-Nicobar-Islands_24427.aspx
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aporosa nigricans
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Aporosa nigricans. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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