Callicarpa pedunculata

Callicarpa pedunculata (common name - velvet-leaf) is a shrub or small tree in the Lamiaceae family native to both Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

Callicarpa pedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species:
C. pedunculata
Binomial name
Callicarpa pedunculata

Description

C. pedunculata is a shrub or small tree growing from 3 to 4 m high.[1]

The twigs, the petioles and the underside of the leaf blade have a covering of stalked stellate hairs, while the upper surface of the leaf has a covering of stellate and simple hairs which become sparse when older. The Leaf blades are about 6-18 x 3-6 cm, and there are small, pale yellow, glands on the underside of the leaf. The bottom part of the leaf has smooth margins but the remainder is toothed.[2]

The inflorescences are 2 to 3 cm long, and sometimes inserted a little above leaf axil. The flowers have stalks which are 0.5 to 1 mm long, while the calyx 1 to 1.5 mm long, and the purple or mauve corolla is 2 to 3 mm long.[1]

It produces whitish to purple berries that are drupes.[1]

It is grown as an ornamental shrub. The fruit is astringent and too acidic to be eaten by people.

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[3][4]

References
  1. Conn, B.J. (1992). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Callicarpa pedunculata". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Callicarpa pedunculata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. "Callicarpa pedunculata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 513.


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