Callicarpa candicans

Malayan Lilac
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species:
C. candicans
Binomial name
Callicarpa candicans
(Burm.f.) Hochr. (1934)
Synonyms[2]

Urtica candicans Burm.f. (1768)

Callicarpa candicans, or the malayan lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is native Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and Micronesia.[2]

Several infraspecific taxa are accepted:[2]

  • Callicarpa candicans var. candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr. – southeastern China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia
  • Callicarpa candicans f. glabriuscula (H.J.Lam) Fosberg – western Caroline Islands
  • Callicarpa candicans var. integrifolia (H.J.Lam) Fosberg – Caroline Islands
  • Callicarpa candicans var. paucinervia (Merr.) Fosberg – Marianas (Chamorro: hamlag)
  • Callicarpa candicans var. ponapensis Fosberg – Caroline Islands (Pohnpei)
  • Callicarpa candicans (paucinervia variant) bush growing from sea-exposed limestone. Tamuning, Guam
    Callicarpa candicans (paucinervia variant) bush growing from sea-exposed limestone. Tamuning, Guam

See also

References

  1. ^ Arvidsson, C. (2020). "Callicarpa candicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T158678241A158679643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T158678241A158679643.en. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Callicarpa candicans". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 26 July 2023.


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