It grows on flat sites, hills or ridges, in primary, disturbed and secondary forests, in lower montane, alluvial, or heath forest, up to 1300 m altitude. Soil: rich sandy, sandy clay, clay loam, or clay.
Distribution in Singapore
It occurs locally in the vicinity of MacRitchie, Upper Peirce and Lower Peirce reservoirs, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and Pulau Tekong.
Distribution worldwide
Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Borneo
Flowering and fruiting
Many Aporosa species can reach sexual maturity at small sizes.
Dispersal
Wildlife interactions
Light conditions
Full sun
Soil conditions
Water
Remarks
Additional references
Lam WN, Loh JW, Chong R, Ting YY, Chan PJ, Rahman NE & Chong KY (2022) Towards a field guide to the trees of the Nee Soon Swamp Forest (VII): Phyllanthaceae. Nature in Singapore, Supplement no. 1:
e2022073. DOI: 10.26107/NIS-2022-0073. The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/.
