Lamiaceae
Japanese callicarpa
Callicarpa japonica
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Callicarpa
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- جميلة الثمر اليابانية
- arz
- جميلة الثمر اليابانيه
- bik
- Hapon na Beautyberry
- Chinese
- 女兒茶, 日本紫珠, 紫珠, 朝鲜紫珠, 红头紫珠
- Czech
- Krásnoplodka japonská
- English
- Japanese callicarpa, East Asian beautyberry, Japanese beautyberry
- Finnish
- Mustehelmimarja
- Japanese
- ムラサキシキブ, コシキブ, コムラサキシキブ, 紫式部
- Korean
- 작살나무
- Persian
- کالیکارپا
Synonyms
- Amictonis japonica (Thunb.) Raf.
- Callicarpa antaoensis Hayata
- Callicarpa australis Koidz.
- Callicarpa caudatifolia Koidz.
- Callicarpa japonica f. albibaccata H.Hara
- Callicarpa japonica f. albiflos Konta
- Callicarpa japonica f. albifructus H.Hara
- Callicarpa japonica f. angustifolia Miq.
- Callicarpa japonica f. kiiruninsularis Masam.
- Callicarpa japonica f. latifolia Miq.
- Callicarpa japonica f. leucocarpa (Siebold) Rehder
- Callicarpa japonica f. parvifolia Miq.
- Callicarpa japonica f. rugosior Miq.
- Callicarpa japonica f. taquetii (H.Lév.) Ohwi
- Callicarpa japonica subsp. luxurians (Rehder) Masam. & Yanagita
- Callicarpa japonica var. erythrocarpa Siebold
- Callicarpa japonica var. glabra Nakai
- Callicarpa japonica var. kotoensis (Hayata) Masam.
- Callicarpa japonica var. leucocarpa Siebold
- Callicarpa japonica var. luxurians Rehder
- Callicarpa japonica var. taquetii (H.Lév.) Nakai
- Callicarpa kotoensis Hayata
- Callicarpa longifolia var. subglabrata Schauer
- Callicarpa mimurazaki Hassk.
- Callicarpa murasaki Siebold
- Callicarpa taquetii H.Lév.
- Premna staminea Maxim.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.