Callicarpa tomentosa

Callicarpa tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Callicarpa
Species:	C. tomentosa
Binomial name
Callicarpa tomentosa (L.) L.
Synonyms[1]
Callicarpa arborea Miq. ex C.B.Clarke [Invalid] Callicarpa farinosa Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke [Invalid] Callicarpa lanata L. [Illegitimate] Callicarpa lobata C.B.Clarke Callicarpa tomentosa var. lanata (L.) Bakh. Callicarpa tomex Poir. [Illegitimate] Callicarpa villosa Vahl Callicarpa wallichiana Walp. Cornutia corymbosa Lam. [Illegitimate] Hedyotis arborescens Noronha [Invalid] Tomex tomentosa L.

Callicarpa tomentosa is a species of beautyberry plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is a small tree with about 5m tall. Leaves simple, opposite; elliptic to broadly elliptic; apex acute or acuminate. Purplish flowers show branched axillary cymes. Fruit is 3-4 seeded globose drupe.^[2] Fruits provide food for wildlife. They are sometimes used to make herbal medicine. The leaves are also food for wildlife.^[3]

Common Names[]

• Hindi - Pandavara Batti (Pandav's Torch)
• Tamil - Vettilai-pattai
• Malayalam - Thin perivellam, thiriperivelam
• Kannada - Rishipathiri, arthigidu

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