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Purple Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma
40.669, -73.9638
Field Notes
Description:
Callicarpa dichotoma, the purple beautyberry or early amethyst, is a species of beautyberry. They are cultivated as garden trees. The flowers are pink to white. The berries which are small drupes are purple. The fruits grow closely together in large clusters.
Habitat:
Spotted at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, this species can be found in China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan.
Notes:
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species: C. dichotoma
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