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, south-eastern North America and South America.

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