Callicarpa tomentosa

Callicarpa tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species: C. tomentosa
Binomial name
Callicarpa tomentosa
(L.) L.
Synonyms
  • Callicarpa arborea Miq. ex C.B.Clarke [Invalid]
  • Callicarpa farinosa Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke [Invalid]
  • Callicarpa lanata L. [Illegitimate]
  • Callicarpa lobata C.B.Clarke
  • Callicarpa tomentosa var. lanata (L.) Bakh.
  • Callicarpa tomex Poir. [Illegitimate]
  • Callicarpa villosa Vahl
  • Callicarpa wallichiana Walp.
  • Cornutia corymbosa Lam. [Illegitimate]
  • Hedyotis arborescens Noronha [Invalid]
  • Tomex tomentosa L. [1]

Callicarpa tomentosa is a species of beautyberry plant in the Verbenaceae family. It is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is a small tree with about 5m tall. Leaves simple, opposite; elliptic to broadly elliptic; apex acute or acuminate. Purplish flowers show branched axillary cymes. Fruit is 3-4 seeded globose drupe.[2] Fruits provide food for wildlife. They are some used to make herbal medicine. The leaves are also food for wildlife.[3]

Common Names

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-31012
  2. ↑ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/calltome/calltome_en.html
  3. ↑ Pharmcographia indica


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