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Callicarpa pedunculata
Also called Velvetleaf
Callicarpa pedunculata, called velvet leaf or beautyberry, is a tropical shrub in the mint family that grows up to about 4 m and is valued for its purple berries. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with reasonable moisture and good light.
Callicarpa pedunculata, commonly known as beautyberry or velvet-leaf, is a species of plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical areas from northeast India and southeast China, through the Philippines and New Guinea to eastern Australia. It was first described by Scottish botanist Robert Brown in 1810.
It is grown as an ornamental shrub. The fruit is astringent and too acidic to be eaten by people.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callicarpa pedunculata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
