Lamiaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa cathayana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callicarpa cathayana is a shrub with slender branches; it can grow 150 - 300cm 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

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang)

HabitatMixed forests on mountain slopes or in valleys; 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. ].