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.

Life Form
Leaves
Leaves opposite, elliptic or ovate-oblong, 10-20 cm long, 4-8 cm broad, pale green, the margin crenulate.

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.

Microcharacteristic
Palynology

Tissue section

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