Callicarpa rubella

Callicarpa rubella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species:
C. rubella
Binomial name
Callicarpa rubella
Lindl.

Callicarpa rubella is a species of beautyberry native to Southeast Asia. It is a shrub that produces pink or purple flowers followed by dark-purple berries. The berries are actually drupes. It is grown in gardens as an ornamental plant. The fruit attracts wildlife such as birds[citation needed].

Native regions

C. rubella is native to Assam (India), Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, the East Himalayas, Hainan (China), Jawa (Indonesia), Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia), Sumatra (Indonesia), Thailand, Vietnam.[1]

Uses

The roots of the plant have been used in Indian folk medicine to treat tumors in the large intestine.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Callicarpa rubella Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  2. ^ JONES, WILLIAM P.; KINGHORN, A. DOUGLAS (2008-06-01). "Biologically Active Natural Products of the Genus Callicarpa". Current Bioactive Compounds. 4 (1): 15–32. doi:10.2174/157340708784533393. ISSN 1573-4072. PMC 2760847. PMID 19830264.


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