Callicarpa dichotoma var. albifructus




Family Verbenaceae
Scientific name Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch var. albifructus Okuyama
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) shiro-komurasaki [white kourasaki (komurasaki = Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 1-1.5m. Leaves 3-7cm length. Flowers white 4mm, flowering in June to July. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Callicarpa dichotoma (Lour.) K. Koch
Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch
Note Callicarpa japonica Thunberg forma albibacca H. Hara looks like a same spesies with Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch var. albifructus Okuyama. Sometimes there is a confusion on identification of these plants. However, Callicarpa japonica forma albibacca is a variation of Callicarpa japonica and Callicarpa dichotoma var. albifructus is a variation of Callicarpa dichotoma. These are different species each other.



July 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
July 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
July 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



October 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park