Lamiaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa erioclona

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves are used as a fish poison[ 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].

Botanical Description

Callicarpa erioclona is a lax-growing shrub with relatively few, slender branches; it can grow up to 200cm tall[ 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea

HabitatPrimary and secondary forests at low elevations[ 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].