Biology:Callicarpa pedunculata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Callicarpa pedunculata
Callicarpa pedunculata fruits.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species:
C. pedunculata
Binomial name
Callicarpa pedunculata
R.Br.

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]

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.[citation needed] The fruit is astringent and too acidic to be eaten by people.[citation needed]

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

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5021990 entry