Callicarpa shikokiana

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Verbenaceae
genus = "Callicarpa"
species = "C. shikokiana"
binomial = "Callicarpa shikokiana"

"Callicarpa shikokiana", commonly called Shikoku beautyberry or China beautyberry, is a plant species in the Verbenaceae and is native to China. It is a shrub with pink flowers in summer and purple fruit in the fall. [ [http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/horticulture/connoisseur_plants/connoisseur_plants_by_year.php?year=2005 JC Raulston Arboretum - Connoisseur Plants - 2005 ] ] The berry-like fruit is a drupe. It is cultivated in home gardens and national parks as an ornamental plant. The leaves turn yellow in the fall.

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* [http://www.pendernursery.com/Catalog/Detail/callicarpashikokiana.html Callicarpa shikokiana info]