Lamiaceae
Callicarpa
Callicarpa candicans

Callicarpa candicans var. candicans

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SE. China to N. Australia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Leeratiwong, C., Chantaranothai, P. & Paton, A.J. (2009). A synopsis of the genus Callicarpa L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 37: 36-58.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1834] Callicarpa cana K001114352 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1834] Callicarpa cana K001114357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1834] Malaysia Callicarpa cana K001114353 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1834] Callicarpa cana K001114355 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1834] Callicarpa cana K001114354 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1834] Callicarpa cana K001114356 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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