Genus:
Callicarpa Life
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Five species cultivated. Previously placed in the
Verbenaceae.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Callicarpa americana (French mulberry)
Native to southern USA and the West
Indies.
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Callicarpa bodinieri
Native to China.
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Callicarpa japonica
Native to Japan.
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Callicarpa macrophylla
Native to India.
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Callicarpa rubella
Native from India to China.
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