Callicarpa erioclona

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

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]

References[]

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ 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. S2CID 41896554.

External links[]

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[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. S2CID 41896554.

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