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Callicarpa kochiana Makino

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Callicarpa

Characteristics

Shrubs 1-4 m tall; branchlets, petioles, and inflorescences densely yellow-brown stellate tomentose. Petiole 1-3 mm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate-elliptic, 11-22 X 4-8 cm, abaxially densely yellow-brown stellate tomentose, adaxially glabrous or slightly pilose especially on veins, both surfaces obscurely yellow glandular, margin serrate. Cymes 3-6 cm across; peduncle 1-2 cm or longer. Calyx tubular, 2-2.5 mm, tube tomentose, teeth acute. Corolla pink to purple, lobes densely tomentose. Stamens exserted. Style longer than stamens. Fruit globose, ca. 1.5 mm in diam. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Sep-Dec.
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A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 1-4 m tall. It is hairy. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and 15-25 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. They taper to the tip. There are teeth along the edge. They are densely hairy underneath. The flowers are small and purple. They are in large groups. The fruit are white and 2 mm across.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 3.25
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It is native to Taiwan. In southern China it grows between 100-900 m above sea level.
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Forest edges, forests in valleys, mountain slopes; at elevations from 100-900 metres.
Forest edges, forests in valleys, mountain slopes; at elevations from 100-900 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Sore (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Images

Callicarpa kochiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Callicarpa kochiana world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:861360-1
WFO ID wfo-0000769493
COL ID 5WW3K
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Synonyms

Callicarpa longituba Callicarpa loureiroi Callicarpa tomentosa Callicarpa kochiana

Lower taxons

Callicarpa kochiana var. kochiana Callicarpa kochiana var. laxiflora
WorldFloraDB 2024