Callicarpa arborea
Lamiaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa arborea

Callicarpa arborea

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callicarpa arborea is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. , 555 Title Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific Publication Author Wiart C. Publisher CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; Florida. Year 2006 ISBN 0-8493-7245-3 Description An excellent look at a range of plants, in particular focussing on the active principles that could be responsible for the medical activities. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is grown as a pioneer species in reforestation projects in Thailand[ 998 Title Forest Restoration Planting in Northern Thailand Publication Proceedings of the Southeast Asian Moving Workshop on Conservation, Management and Utilization of Forest Genetic Resources No. 31/2002 Author Pakkad G.; Elliott S.; Anusarnsunthorn V. Et al Website http://www.fao.org/ Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Bangkok Year 2002 ISBN Description A report on reforestation in northern Thailand by using specific pioneer species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guin
HabitatRain forests[ 555 Title Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific Publication Author Wiart C. Publisher CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; Florida. Year 2006 ISBN 0-8493-7245-3 Description An excellent look at a range of plants, in particular focussing on the active principles that could be responsible for the medical activities. ]. Mixed forests on mountain slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,500 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. ].