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Callicarpa tomentosa
Callicarpa tomentosa is a species of beautyberry plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is a small tree with about 5m tall. Leaves simple, opposite; elliptic to broadly elliptic; apex acute or acuminate. Purplish flowers show branched axillary cymes. Fruit is 3-4 seeded globose drupe. Fruits provide food for wildlife. They are sometimes used to make herbal medicine. The leaves are also food for wildlife.
The leaf is known being used as a wick to light an oil lamp.
Callicarpa acuminata · American beautyberry · Caparosa · Bodinier's beautyberry · Great Wooly Malayan Lilac · Callicarpa cathayana · Purple beautyberry · Callicarpa erioclona · Callicarpa giraldii · Japanese callicarpa · Callicarpa kwangtungensis · Callicarpa lamii
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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.
