Lamiaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa macrophylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callicarpa macrophylla is an evergreen shrub or small tree usually growing around 2.5 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvest from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and source of fuel. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, valued especially for its colourful berries.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatSwampy localities and ravines[ 158 Title Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur. Publication Author Gupta. B. L. Publisher Forest Research Institute Press Year 1945 ISBN - Description A good flora for the middle Himalayan forests, sparsly illustrated. Not really for the casual reader. ]. Waste places and roadsides; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ]. Mixed forests, at elevations from 100 - 2,000 metres in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].