Callicarpa erioclona

Callicarpa erioclona is a species of beautyberry native to Vietnam, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Philippines, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1] It produces small berries that grow in tight clusters. The fruit is edible, but is not commercially grown or sold in markets. The flowers are light-pink to white. The leaves can be mixed with coconut oil to treat open wounds.[2]

Callicarpa erioclona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species:
C. erioclona
Binomial name
Callicarpa erioclona
Schauer in A.P.de Candolle

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Gemma L. C. Bramley (March 2009). "The genus Callicarpa (Lamiaceae) on Borneo". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 159 (3): 416–455. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00907.x.
    - Gemma L. C. Bramley (September 2013). "The genus Callicarpa (Lamiaceae) in the Philippines". Kew Bulletin. 68 (3): 369–418. doi:10.1007/s12225-013-9456-y.


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