Biology:Callicarpa pedunculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Callicarpa |
| Species: | C. pedunculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Callicarpa pedunculata R.Br.
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Conn, B.J. (1992). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Callicarpa pedunculata". https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Callicarpa~pedunculata.
- ↑ "Callicarpa pedunculata". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Callicarpa_pedunculata.htm.
- ↑ "Callicarpa pedunculata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/95442.
- ↑ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. pp. 513. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954669.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5021990 entry
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