Aporosa is a native evergreen small tree, dioecious, with male and female flowers growing on separate individuals. Therefore, the male plant must rely on insects such as bees to transfer pollen to the female plant in order to achieve pollination and reproduce.

In addition, the branches of Aporosa have a high wood density and were historically regarded as excellent firewood. There was even an anecdote about Aporosa: as the fresh branches of Aporosa are greyish-white in colour and closely resemble dry firewood in appearance, some firewood sellers took advantage of this characteristic by selling fresh Aporosa as dry firewood, thereby increasing the weight to gain more profit!