- Callicarpa americana
Taxobox
name = American Beautyberry
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Verbenaceae
genus = "Callicarpa "
species = "C. americana"
binomial = "Callicarpa americana"
binomial_authority = L.American Beautyberry ("Callicarpa americana") is an ornamental
beautyberry tree grown ingarden s andyard s of the SouthernUnited States . American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. The raw berries, while palatably sweet, are suitable for human consumption only in small amounts, because they areastringent ; they are also used in jellies. The roots are used to make herbal tea. The leaves repelinsect s that carryLyme disease ,malaria , andyellow fever . [cite magazine | publisher =Agricultural Research Service | date = February 06 | journal = Agricultural Research | title = Learning from our elders: Folk Remedy Yields Mosquito-Thwarting Compound | url = http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/feb06/mosquito0206.htm]The native range of "C. americana" extends from Maryland to Florida, west to Texas and Arkansas, and also Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Cuba." [http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/callicar.cfm American Beautyberry information] "]
Plants with white berries are found in cultivation under the name "Callicarpa americana" var. "lactea"; [cite web | url = http://www.tropicos.org/Name/33700897 | title = Callicarpa americana var. lactea F.J. Müll. | work = Tropicos ] [cite web | url = http://www.nichegardens.com/catalog/item.php?id=1154 | title = Callicarpa americana var. lactea ] not all authorities recognize this as a distinct variety (in the sense of the botanical rank below subspecies). [cite web | url = http://itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=532805 | work =
Integrated Taxonomic Information System | title = Callicarpa americana var. lactea F.J. Muell., Taxonomic Serial No.: 532805 ]References
External links
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Callicarpa%20americana American Beautyberry info]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAAM2 USDA Plants Profile]
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