Lamiaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa bodinieri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callicarpa bodinieri is a deciduous shrub with upright, slender branches; it can grow around 2 - 3 metres tall[ 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. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use. It is commonly grown s an ornamental in gardens, valued especially for its coloured fruit.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatMixed forests, often on mountain slopes; at elevations from 200 - 2,300 metres[ 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. ].