Callicarpa rubella Lindl. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Callicarpa rubella Lindl. (Callicarpa rubella Lindl.)
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Callicarpa rubella Lindl.

Callicarpa rubella Lindl.

Callicarpa rubella is a Southeast Asian beautyberry shrub grown ornamentally, with roots used in Indian folk medicine for intestinal tumors.

Family
Genus
Callicarpa
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Callicarpa rubella Lindl.

Callicarpa rubella Lindl. is a species of beautyberry that is native to Southeast Asia. It is a shrub, which produces pink or purple flowers that are followed by dark-purple berries. These berries are classified as drupes. This species is grown in gardens as an ornamental plant, and its fruit attracts wildlife such as birds. In Indian folk medicine, the roots of Callicarpa rubella Lindl. have been used to treat tumors in the large intestine.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Callicarpa

More from Lamiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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