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Callicarpa tomentosa

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Callicarpa tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Genus:
Callicarpa
Species:
C. tomentosa
Binomial name
Callicarpa tomentosa
(L.) L.
Synonyms
  • 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. [1]

Callicarpa tomentosa is a species of beautyberry plant in the Lamiaceae family. 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

  • Tamil - Vettilai-pattai
  • Malayalam - Thin perivellam, Thiriperivelam
  • Kannada - Rishipathiri, Arthigidu

References

  1. ^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-31012
  2. ^ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/calltome/calltome_en.html
  3. ^ Pharmcographia indica


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