Verbenaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa japonica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callicarpa japonica is a deciduous shrub with slender, upright-arching branches; it can grow up to 2 metres tall[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a tea substitute. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, valued especially for its colourful fruitsand sometimes used as a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and eastern China, Japan, Korea

HabitatA pioneer species of cut-over lands[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Mixed forests on mountain slopes or in valleys; at elevations from 200 - 900 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. ].