Callicarpa americana

Callicarpa americana

Callicarpa americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Callicarpoideae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species: Callicarpa americana

Name

Callicarpa americana L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Burchardia americana (L.) Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 111 (1755).
  • Johnsonia americana (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8 (1768).
• Heterotypic
  • Burchardia callicarpa Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 360 (1766).
  • Callicarpa serrata Moench, Methodus: 468 (1794).
  • Callicarpa viburnifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 53 (1796).
  • Callicarpa americana var. lactea F.J.Müll., Amer. Garden 10: 463 (1889).
  • Callicarpa americana var. purpurea F.J.Müll., Amer. Garden 10: 463 (1889).
  • Callicarpa americana var. alba Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2: 628 (1914).
  • Callicarpa americana f. lactea (F.J.Müll.) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 584 (1949).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 111. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Callicarpa americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Apr 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Callicarpa americana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Apr 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Callicarpa americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 10 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Callicarpa americana. Published online. Accessed Apr 10 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Callicarpa americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: American Beautyberry
français: Callicarpe d'Amérique

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