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Callicarpa cathayana C.H.Chang
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Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang.
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Shrubs 1.5-3 m tall. Branchlets slender, slightly stellate tomentose when young, glabrescent. Petiole 4-8 mm; leaf blade elliptic to ovate, 4-8 X 1.5-3 cm, subglabrous, red glandular, base narrowly cuneate, margin serrulate, apex acuminate, veins 5-7 pairs. Cymes slender, ca. 1.5 cm across, sparsely stellate tomentose; peduncle 4-7 mm; bracts small. Calyx cup-shaped, truncate to minutely 4-dentate, teeth obtusely triangular, stellate tomentose, red glandular. Corolla purple, sparsely stellate tomentose, red glandular. Filaments equal or slightly longer than corolla; anthers ca. 1.2 mm. Ovary glabrous. Style slightly longer than stamens. Fruit purple, globose, ca. 2 mm in diam. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Aug-Nov.
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* Mixed forests on mountain slopes or in valleys; below 1200 m.
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Callicarpa cathayana is a species of beautyberry. It is grown in gardens and parks as an ornamental plant for its decorative pink flowers and berries. The purple berries are a drupe. They are not edible for humans. Birds eat the berries and disperse the seeds. The species are endangered in the wild. Callicarpa cathayana is native to China.
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