上狮紫珠 Callicarpa siongsaiensis

  • Scientific Name: Callicarpa siongsaiensis Metcalf
  • Ref: Lingnan Sci. J. 11:407. 1932
  • Chinese Common Name: 上狮紫珠 Shàngshī zǐzhū
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Genus: Callicarpa
  • Distribution: Mountain slopes; below 100 m. E Fujian.
  • Photo: 09/2014, Is. Nanji, Zhejiang
  • Note: Chinese common name from Islet Shangshi, Fujian
Shrubs ca. 2 m tall; petioles and inflorescences sparsely stellate tomentose. Branchlets gray-yellow. Petiole 1.5-2 cm; leaf blade elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 10-14 X 4-6 cm, abaxially small yellow glandular, adaxially glabrous or subglabrous, base cuneate to obtuse, margin subentire to subserrate, apex acute to acuminate. Cymes 2-4 cm across; peduncle as long as petioles. Calyx cup-shaped, truncate, glabrous. Fruit dark brown when dry, ca. 3 mm in diam., glabrous. Fl. early summer. (Flora of China)

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