Callicarpa nudiflora Hook. & Arn.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Callicarpa acuminata Roxb.; Callicarpa acuminata var. angustifolia Metcalf; Callicarpa macrophylla var. sinensis C.B.Clarke; Callicarpa reevesii Wall. ex Walp.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Callicarpa nudiflora Hook. & Arn.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree; Branches obscurely tetragonal, young branchlets densely clothed with tawny tomentum, branches and petioles covered with whitish-tawny tomentum; Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 4 × 1.5 inches or larger, base ovate, apex acuminate, margin entire or obscurely, irregularly, sharply toothed, upper surface ultimately glabrous, with slight tomentum along the midrib, young leaves covered with powdery tomentum, lower surface softly, densely clothed with tawny tomentum, petiole short, 6-10 mm long; Inflorescence axillary corymbs, corymbs dichotomously branched, about 2.5 inches long, shorter than the leaves, peduncle about 3.2 cm long, peduncle and calyx slightly tomentose; Fruit globose, berry-like drupe, purple at maturity, small in size, supported by nearly rotate, truncate calyx, 4-seeded.
  • Distribution :
    • Meghalaya : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Hainan, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India to SE. China and Peninsula Malaysia
  • Literature :
    • Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad
    • Mugal, Muzamil Ahmad
    • Wani, Sajad Ahmad (2023). ToI, Ver.-I : Trees of India, Version-I. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.23226281.v1
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Callicarpa nudiflora
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Callicarpa nudiflora. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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