Callicarpa

Callicarpa
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst' (Purple beautyberry)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
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Synonyms
  • Tomex L.
  • Johnsonia Mill.
  • Burchardia Duhamel
  • Illa Adans.
  • Spondylococcos Mitch.
  • Porphyra Lour.
  • Rodschiedia Dennst.
  • Geunsia Blume
  • Aganon Raf.
  • Amictonis Raf.
  • Sphondylococcum Schauer

Callicarpa (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia (where the majority of the species occur), Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America.

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