Callicarpa dichotoma

Taxobox


image_caption = Purple Beautyberry fruits
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Verbenaceae
genus = Callicarpa
species = "C. dichotoma"
binomial = "Callicarpa dichotoma"

"Callicarpa dichotoma" (common names, Purple Beautyberry or Early Amethyst) is species of beautyberry. They are cultivated as garden trees. The flowers are pink to white. The berries which are small drupes are purple. The fruits grow closely together in large clusters. The fruit provides food for wild life. The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use. This species can be found in China and Japan.

External links

* " [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/shrubselector/detail_plant.cfm?PlantID=327 Callicarpa dichotoma info] "
* " [http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/plantguide/callicarpa-dichotoma-purple-beautyberry.aspx Callicarpa dichotoma information] "