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Callicarpa pentandra Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Callicarpa

Characteristics

An erect shrub or small tree. It can grow 15 m tall. The leaves are oval and densely covered with short hairs. They are whitish underneath. The flowers are in panicles and the flowers are pink, blue or purple. They are 3 mm across. The fruit is fleshy and bright pink to purple.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open places in mixed forests. It is usually near rivers. It grows up to 300 m above sea level. It has been recorded up to 2,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fuel invertebrate food material medicinal social use
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Swelling (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Cold (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
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Distribution

Callicarpa pentandra world distribution map, present in Moldova (Republic of), Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Thailand

Conservation status

Callicarpa pentandra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:861434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000770513
COL ID PMGP
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Synonyms

Callicarpa cumingiana Callicarpa pentandra Callicarpa subternata Callicarpa weberi Callicarpa affinis Callicarpa hexandra Callicarpa longivillosa Geunsia hookeri Callicarpa serrulata Geunsia acuminatissima Geunsia anisophylla Geunsia farinosa Geunsia furfuracea Geunsia hexandra Geunsia pentandra Geunsia hexandra f. serrulata Callicarpa pentandra f. celebica Geunsia cumingiana Geunsia serrulata Geunsia subternata Geunsia farinosa f. serratula Geunsia serrulata f. anisophylla Callicarpa acuminatissima Callicarpa clemensiorum Callicarpa pentandra var. cumingiana Geunsia cumingiana var. pentamera Geunsia cumingiana var. dentata Geunsia paloensis var. celebica Geunsia pentandra var. albidella Callicarpa pentandra f. farinosa Callicarpa pentandra f. hexandra Callicarpa pentandra f. pentamera Callicarpa pentandra f. dentata Geunsia farinosa var. callicarpoides Geunsia hexandra var. macrophylla Callicarpa pentandra f. furfuracea
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