Lamiaceae FAMILY
Callicarpa dolichophylla
Callicarpa dolichophylla
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Callicarpa dolichophylla is a shrub that can grow 1 - 3 metres tall, sometimes becoming a small tree up to 7 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern and eastern China, southern Japan, Vietnam, Philippines
HabitatMixed forests or open waste places on mountain slopes; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].