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Introduction
Scientific Name:Callicarpa japonica Thunb. var. luxurians Rehder
Family:Verbenaceae
life form:Evergreen(deciduous) shrub
Other: Bisexual flower, plants
Habitats and Distribution
Distributed in Japan and the Ryukyus.
In Taiwan, only from Pengchiayu, Keelungyu, Kueishantao, Lutao and Lanyu Island.
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Life Form
Leaves
Leaves opposite, elliptic or ovate-oblong, 10-20 cm long, 4-8 cm broad, pale green, the margin crenulate.![](http://culture.teldap.tw/culture/plugins/content/fboxbot/thumbs/0103_200x267_42400566275da99740bbcb901c855056.jpg) ![](http://culture.teldap.tw/culture/plugins/content/fboxbot/thumbs/0104_200x267_dd3e55329f8af95c645a708659bf3fc1.jpg) ![](http://culture.teldap.tw/culture/plugins/content/fboxbot/thumbs/0105_200x267_3a4ce254b9e2170030140f71ea7c7f1a.jpg)
Flowers
Inflorescence cymes, axillary; calyx and corolla are pink; stamens 4; calyx cup-shaped to campanulate; corolla 5-7 mm long, pink; anther 3 mm long; ovary with glandular dots, glabrous.
Fruit
Fruit globose, 3-5 mm in diamete, pale green turning purple when ripe.
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Microcharacteristic
Palynology
Tissue section
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Text and images are provided by National Museum of Natural Science (The Digital Museum of Nature & Culture)
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