Callicarpa dichotoma (Lour.) K.Koch

Purple beautyberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Callicarpa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed forests on mountain slopes; at elevations up to 600 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Keratitis (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Callicarpa dichotoma leaf picture by Michelle Overington (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa dichotoma leaf picture by Kenneth Parker (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa dichotoma leaf picture by 道草 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Callicarpa dichotoma flower picture by Michelle Overington (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa dichotoma flower picture by Boo8chin (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa dichotoma flower picture by Lucy Uncu (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Callicarpa dichotoma fruit picture by Colleti Leticia (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Callicarpa dichotoma world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, China, Japan, Nicaragua, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60475856-2
WFO ID wfo-0000768629
COL ID PMCG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Callicarpa gracilis Callicarpa purpurea Porphyra dichotoma Callicarpa jamamurasaki Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructa Callicarpa japonica var. dichotoma Callicarpa japonica var. angustifolia Callicarpa dichotoma